Ministry Of Health Finds 34 Positive Cases Of Monkeypox, Male Likes Male Patients

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JAKARTA - The Ministry of Health (Kemenkes) has found as many as 34 positive cases of monkeypox or Mpox since October 13, 2023.

"As of yesterday, there were 34 cases, they have spread from Jakarta to Banten and West Java," said Minister of Health Budi Gunadi Sadikin as quoted by ANTARA, Tuesday, November 7.

In general, Minister of Health Budi said that Mpox only occurs in the special segmentation of men like men (NGOs). Data compiled by the Ministry of Health reports that as many as 28 patients have sexual orientation, two are bisexual, and three are heterosexual.

28 patients were also found who were HIV sufferers.

The entire case occurred in men aged 18-49 years, with general symptoms of lesion on the skin (31 cases), fever (27 cases), rash (20 cases), and swelling of lymph node or lymphopathy (20 cases).

In addition, there are also 15 people who are suspects, 87 people who have been examined and negative (discarded), and six people who have recovered.

"The spread is increasing, this is local transmission," he said.

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The Minister of Health said that the handling of Mpox was not carried out openly, but was carried out in collaboration with the community of LSL observers in order to reduce the stigma that could complicate efforts to prevent the disease.

In addition, the Ministry of Health is also trying to procure 4,500 doses of vaccine, as well as 1,008 bottles of tecovirimat antiviral, as an effort to treat Mpox sufferers who are predicted to be available in the fourth week of November.

"So, we will give vaccines not to everyone, but to groups with special risk factors, medicines are also available, antivirals are also available, and we have brought them," said the Minister of Health.