DKI Provincial Government Finds 4 Hantavirus Cases in Jakarta in 2026, One Patient is Still a Suspect

JAKARTA - The DKI Jakarta Health Office (Dinkes) recorded four cases of Hantavirus found in Jakarta throughout 2026. Three patients were declared cured with mild symptoms, while the other one is still in the suspect status and undergoing further examination.

Head of the DKI Jakarta Health Office Ani Ruspitawati said that the Hantavirus cases found in Jakarta so far are still under control and have not shown severe symptoms.

"From 2026 to now, there have been 4 cases that we have found. Three of them have recovered with mild symptoms, one of them is still a suspect," Ani told reporters, Tuesday, May 12.

According to Ani, the status of the suspect is still pinned because the patient is still waiting for the results of laboratory examinations to confirm the diagnosis.

The DKI Health Office also ensures that the suspected patients are currently undergoing isolation as a precautionary measure because Hantavirus is classified as a contagious disease.

"If you are sick, yes, in a special room, in an isolation room because the category is included in infectious diseases," he said.

Ani emphasized that the Hantavirus cases found in Jakarta did not come from certain clusters such as cruise ships or mass transmission. All cases are said to be findings of routine monitoring throughout the year.

Furthermore, he explained that Hantavirus is not a new disease like COVID-19 which had become a global pandemic. This virus, he said, has long been monitored by health authorities every year.

Transmission of the virus comes from rats, either through saliva, urine, feces, or dust that has been contaminated and then inhaled by humans.

"The transmission is through rats, saliva, urine, rat feces that are contaminated to humans or then the dust is inhaled by humans," said Ani.

He emphasized that the Hantavirus variant found in Indonesia is not a type that is contagious between humans. Based on the WHO explanation, only the Andes variant has the ability to transmit between humans and so far it has not been found in Indonesia.

"The only human-to-human transmission is one variant so far from the WHO explanation, only the Andes found in South America. This Andes, so far, is not in Indonesia," he said.

To prevent transmission, the DKI Provincial Government appeals to the public to maintain a clean and healthy lifestyle, including washing hands and wearing masks when in areas at risk of being contaminated by rats.

"The important thing is that there is no need to panic but to be vigilant," said Ani.