Case Suspected Of Mpox In Batola, South Kalimantan, Health Office: Blood Samples Negative

Monkeypox or monkeypox tau Mpox case. (Wikimedia Commons)

SOUTH KALIMANTAN - The Health Office (Dinkes) of Barito Kuala Regency (Batola), South Kalimantan Province (Kalsel) confirmed that the results of laboratory examinations of alleged cases of Mpox or monkeypox were negative.

To the Disease Prevention and Eradication Division of the Barito Regency Health Office, Kuala Hasni Mufliha, said that from taking blood samples from patients from Alalak District, who were sent to the Banjarbaru Kesmas Lab, the results were negative for monkeypox.

"The patient's blood sample was taken, directly from the provincial health workers," said Hasni in Marabahan, Monday, September 2, as reported by Antara.

The examination was an effort to anticipate the spread of monkeypox in Batola Regency.

"From the results of the examination, Alhamdulillah, no monkeypox was found in Batola Regency," he added.

He said monkeypox transmission is usually through saliva, inter-slit contact, sexual contact, using private clothing alternately.

"For example, towels, bed sheets or clothes can spread monkeypox," he explained.

Furthermore, he said, monkeypox was caused by the virus.

He appealed if deemed symptomatic, immediately check yourself to the nearest health service facility.

"If it appears like smallpox, it will immediately be covered with a sterile kasal cloth. However, if we are not symptomatic, try to carry out healthy living behavior," he said.