The First Monkeypox Case In Bogor From Parungpanjang, Health Office: Work In South Tangerang

Illustration. Monkeypox or monkeypox. (ANTARA-HO-Sutterstock)

JAKARTA - The Bogor Regency Health Office (Dinkes) handled the first case of monkeypox or Mpox in the area experienced by residents from Parungpanjang. "It has been followed up by our side, yes, so a survey by the health team and the patient has also undergone treatment," said Head of the Bogor District Health Office, drg Mike Kaltarina in Cibinong, Bogor, Wednesday, November 22, as reported by Antara. He suspects that the male patient has contracted monkeypox outside Bogor, considering that he is more active in South Tangerang City (Tangsel), Banten. "So that's the person concerned with working in South Tangerang. We will definitely localize the anticipation first and don't forget the community to keep the PHBS (the pattern of a clean and healthy life)," said drg Mike. Meanwhile, the Secretary of the Bogor District Health Office, Dr. Agus Fauzi, explained that the monkeypox patient from Parungpanjang is still undergoing treatment at a hospital (RS) in the South Tangerang area. The Bogor District Health Office will also immediately track the environment of monkeypox patients from Parungpanjang. This effort, he said, was to minimize the transmission of monkeypox in the Bogor Regency area. "Later, the child will still have tracking, tracking to his family, it is possible that his family members (have) the same symptoms," said Dr Agus.

Data from the Ministry of Health (Kemenkes) of the Republic of Indonesia reports that confirmed cases of the MPX are generally experienced by same-sex sexually-oriented groups of men with conditions of HIV and syphilic participation. Symptoms of monkeypox usually begins with headaches followed by fever of more than 38 degrees Celsius and sore throat and enlargement of lymph nodes, followed by a rash after a day or three. The appearance of a rash is in the form of a small number of red rashes, spread regionally, meaning for example in the arm area, then in the genital area, leg and others. These symptoms are different from chickenpox, which is usually marked by fever up to 39 degrees Celsius, then the rash that appears at one time can manifest a lot, namely redness, bintile, lent, and this can exist in various phases. The Ministry of Health also provides 4.500 doses of Mpox vaccine and 1.008 bottles of tecovirimat antiviral, as an effort to treat patients that are predicted to be available in the fourth week of November 2023.