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KOMPAS.com – Singapore’s Ministry of Health confirms case finding hepatitis mysterious acute disease in children on Saturday (30/4/2022).
This mysterious case of acute hepatitis with no known cause was found in a 10-month-old boy.
Quoted from ChanelNewsAsiaan investigation is currently underway to determine whether the case is the same as the mysterious childhood hepatitis outbreak that has recently hit a number of countries.
Singapore Ministry of Health investigation
Singapore’s Ministry of Health has been notified of this since Friday.
“An investigation is ongoing to determine whether the case has a similar presentation to the case of acute hepatitis of unknown cause reported internationally and by the World Health Organization,” the Ministry of Health said in a statement.
Quoted from Bloomberglaboratory test results have shown that cases childhood hepatitis This is not caused by a common virus that causes hepatitis, namely viruses type A, B, C, and E.
The Singapore Ministry of Health said in a statement that the baby previously had a history of Covid-19 in December 2021.
But so far there is no evidence that cases of acute hepatitis are linked to the coronavirus.
Has it been detected in Indonesia?
Regarding case findings mysterious acute hepatitis in children At this time, the Indonesian Ministry of Health stated that no similar cases had been found in Indonesia.
“Confirmed cases have not been found,” said the Director of Direct Infectious Disease Prevention and Control of the Ministry of Health (Kemenkes), Dr. Siti Nadia Tarmizi to Kompas.com.
Nevertheless, his party has appealed to all District/City Health Offices (Dinkes) to be aware of similar cases in Indonesia.
“There is a vigilance circular (to the Regency/City Health Office),” said Nadia.
His party said that the circular had been issued although there were currently no case findings.
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