2 Latest Cases Of Mysterious Hepatitis Detected In Banten And South Sulawesi

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JAKARTA - The Ministry of Health reports that the number of suspected cases of mysterious acute hepatitis in children under the age of 16 in Indonesia has increased by two cases, namely from Banten and South Sulawesi (Sulsel) as of May 23.

"Thus, the total number of cases in Indonesia is 16 patients. It consists of one probable case and 15 pending classifications," said Indonesian Ministry of Health spokesman Mohammad Syahril in a virtual press conference quoted by Antara, Tuesday, May 24.

He said Banten and South Sulawesi had added two cases at the national level since the last report update was on May 14, 2022. The two latest cases are all pending classification.

Syahril, who is also the President Director of Pondok Indah Hospital (RSPI) Sulianti Saroso Jakarta, said that in the probable category, one patient died in Jakarta on April 19, 2022. The patient had been diagnosed with non-reactive Hepatitis A, B, C, D and E, and negative for other pathogens.

Meanwhile, of the 15 cases with a pending classification that are still awaiting laboratory results for Hepatitis A, B, C and E, two cases are from DKI Jakarta and Yogyakarta, waiting for reports of Hepatitis A, C, E and other pathogens, one case from West Sumatra.

Waiting for reports of hepatitis A, E and other pathogens as many as three cases from DKI Jakarta, West Nusa Tenggara (NTB) and Bali. Waiting for reports of Hepatitis E and other pathogens as many as eight cases from DKI Jakarta, East Java, Bali, Jambi, Babel, Banten, South Sulawesi. Waiting for the results of another pathogen report, one case from DKI Jakarta.

Syahril said that these cases were generally experienced by 11 male patients, while five female patients. "Generally experienced by the age group 0-5 years reached 11 patients," he said.

Of the total 16 patients suspected of having acute hepatitis, four of them died with the probable classification of one patient and the other three pending.

"There are 12 patients who are still being treated, all of them pending classification," he said.