Ministry of Health (Ministry of Health) reported the number of suspected citizens monkeypox or monkeypox in Indonesia nine people as of 12 September 2022.
Of the nine suspects, seven cases were found in DKI Jakarta and one suspected case each in Banten and West Java (Jabar).
Health ministry spokesman Mohammad Syahril added that his party is still awaiting the laboratory test results of the nine residents. The identification process for monkeypox was carried out in two schemes. This is inspection by method polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and examination of skin lesions.
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“There are nine samples that are still awaiting lab results from the Health Development Policy Agency (BKPK),” Syahril told CNNIndonesia.com on Tuesday (9/14).
Syahril continued, the clinical symptoms experienced by the nine suspects were similar to the monkeypox symptoms that have occurred in several other countries. These include fever, rashes on the skin, the appearance of blisters on the hands and feet.
Syahril also assured that his party would continue to strengthen mitigation efforts such as Indonesian entry inspections.
“So far only one person has confirmed this. Yang discarded There have been 50 cases, “he said.
The Director General for Disease Prevention and Control (P2P) of the Ministry of Health, Maxi Rein Rondonuwu, had previously said that the Ministry of Health would strengthen and increase surveillance activities for gay groups in Indonesia.
The surveillance will be carried out in collaboration with a number of parties such as non-governmental organizations (NGOs) in Indonesia.
The mitigation effort was made due to reports from different countries, most of the people infected with monkeypox were gay men.
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