Central Java Health Office Asked To Keep Anticipating The Spread Of Acute Hepatitis

SEMARANG - Members of the Central Java Provincial DPRD asked the Central Java Health Office to anticipate the spread of acute hepatitis, although there have been no case findings.

"The government (Central Java Health Office, ed.) is asked not to be careless with the emergence of cases of acute hepatitis and to anticipate its spread," said Central Java DPRD Commission E member Umar Utoyo in Semarang as reported by Antara, Monday, May 16.

He said that coordination between the Central Java Health Office and district/city governments was still needed and as a first step, the public was asked not to panic, but to remain vigilant.

"People should not panic, then the medicines in health facilities must be equipped," he said.

According to him, prevention efforts are better, while children are advised to keep in the habit of washing their hands, not sharing eating utensils with other people, and avoiding contact with sick people.

Meanwhile, Head of the Central Java Health Office Yunita Dyah Suminar revealed that until last weekend there had been no findings of active cases of acute hepatitis in Central Java.

However, his party has coordinated with the regions and health facilities they have in order to keep anticipating acute hepatitis.

He asked the public to be aware of the early symptoms of acute hepatitis, such as diarrhea, nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain, and accompanied by low-grade fever.

In this phase, people do not need to panic and immediately take the patient to the nearest puskesmas and hospital.

"Don't wait for further symptoms such as yellowing of the skin and eyes to appear so that they can be treated immediately," he said.

Previously, the Ministry of Health stated that cases of acute hepatitis were detected in five provinces, namely DKI Jakarta, West Java, East Java, West Sumatra and Bangka Belitung.

With details of 11 people with acute hepatitis in DKI Jakarta, and in West Sumatra, East Java, Bangka Belitung, and West Java, one patient each.