JAKARTA, KOMPAS.com – The Ministry of Health (Kemenkes) confirmed that one monkey pox (monkeypox) patient died at Dr. Hospital. Cipto Mangunkusumo (RSCM).
Director of Health Quarantine Surveillance at the Directorate General of Disease Prevention and Control (P2P) of the Ministry of Health, Achmad Farchanny Tri Adryanto, said that there were 57 confirmed cases of monkey pox in Indonesia as of November 22 2023.
All cases underwent isolation in hospital or self-isolation.
Currently, 7 cases are isolated in hospital and 14 people are undergoing independent isolation under the supervision of the local health service.
“There was 1 case who was treated in hospital and then died. The remaining 33 cases have recovered,” said Farchanny in a press conference, Thursday (23/11/2023).
Also read: Ministry of Health: Confirmed Cases of Monkey Pox 57 People, 33 Sufferers Recovered
Meanwhile, an Internal Medicine Specialist with a Subspecialist in Tropical and Infectious Diseases at RSCM, Lie Khie Chen, said that the patient who died was not caused by the monkey pox he was suffering from.
Since the initial admission to the hospital, the patient already had comorbidities and worsening health conditions.
He stated that the fatality rate for cases of monkey pox is actually very small.
“This patient did have complications. Indeed, he was in a problematic condition and had to undergo surgery at RSCM, so the patient’s condition that caused his death was not due to monkeypox at all. Because it was caused by other comorbidities,” said Khie Chen.
For information, the most cases of monkey pox were reported in DKI Jakarta with 42 cases, followed by Banten with 6 cases, West Java with 6 cases, East Java with 2 cases, and the Riau Islands with 1 case.
The gender of the sufferer is male. The age range of cases varies with most reported being in the 30-39 year range.
In detail, the profile of monkey pox sufferers includes 24 cases in the age range 30-39 years, 17 cases in the age range 25-29 years, 13 cases in the age range 18-24 years, 2 cases in the age range 40-49 years, and 1 case aged 50 years and over.
Judging from their sexual orientation, 35 of the total 57 cases were categorized as men who have sex with men (MSM), 11 cases were bisexual, and 7 cases were heterosexual. Meanwhile, the other 2 cases are not yet known, and the remaining 2 cases are still under investigation.
On average, cases are accompanied by more than one comorbid condition. The majority were patients suffering from HIV positive, 39 cases, 16 cases of syphilis, 2 cases of hypertension, and 2 cases of active TB.
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2023-11-23 13:27:00
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