Deputy Governor Reveals 21 Cases Of Suspected Acute Hepatitis In Jakarta, There Are Adults

Jakarta Deputy Governor Riza Patria (Diah Ayu Wardani/VOI)

JAKARTA - Deputy Governor of DKI Jakarta, Ahmad Riza Patria, said that currently there have been 21 cases suspected of being exposed to mysterious acute hepatitis. However, the DKI Provincial Government is still conducting further investigations regarding the findings.

"Temporary data there are 21 cases that are suspected to be related to acute hepatitis. However, this is still in the process of epidemiological investigation.

Among the 21 cases, 3 children were reported to have died while being treated at Cipto Mangunkusumo Hospital some time ago. Then, the suspected case of acute hepatitis in Jakarta also infected adults.

"What must be known is that acute hepatitis is not only for children but also adults. Now the Health Office continues to coordinate, continue to monitor and evaluate with the Ministry of Health," said Riza.

Separately, the Head of the DKI Jakarta Health Office, Widyastuti, said that his party was strengthening the case tracking system or surveillance for acute hepatitis. This is an early detection effort to immediately find cases of suspected acute hepatitis.

"We are strengthening our early detection system by strengthening the surveillance system and localizing cases if there are any," said Widyastuti to reporters, Tuesday, May 10.

Widyastuti explained that the surveillance that is currently being improved has actually been running since 2022. So far, health care facilities such as hospitals, health centers, and clinics have made an inventory of 17 infectious diseases, one of which is hepatitis, from their patients.

This inventory data is immediately reported to the DKI Health Office for direct surveillance.

"So this is an early warning system that we have built. Whatever infectious diseases have the potential, we must capture them as initial information for investigation and security measures," he said.