Indonesia confirms first monkeypox case in citizen returning from abroad

Take a look at tubes labelled “Monkeypox virus constructive” are seen on this illustration taken Might 22, 2022. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Picture

JAKARTA, Aug 20 (Reuters) – Indonesia has confirmed its first monkeypox an infection, detected in an individual who had returned from an unidentified nation with documented instances, a well being ministry spokesman mentioned on Saturday.

The 27-year-old male examined constructive within the capital Jakarta late on Friday, Mohammad Syahril informed a information convention.

The Indonesian nationwide, who’s doing “effectively” and displaying solely gentle signs, is self isolating at residence, mentioned Syahril, who didn’t say the place the affected person had come from.

“Now we have adopted up with tracing of shut contacts and can inspect them,” he mentioned, including the federal government is within the strategy of procuring round 10,000 vaccines for monkeypox.

The well being ministry is urging calm and has reassured the general public that monkeypox is treatable. It has to this point examined 22 suspected instances from throughout the nation, of which all have been unfavourable.

Neighbouring Singapore reported its first native case of monkeypox final month and had confirmed 15 instances as of Aug 5. Elsewhere in Southeast Asia, the Philippines and Thailand have additionally confirmed instances. learn extra

The World Well being Group has declared a world well being emergency, with greater than 40,000 confirmed instances of monkeypox, together with a handful of deaths, in over 80 international locations the place the virus just isn’t endemic.

Reporting by Stefanno Sulaiman; Enhancing by William Mallard and Mike Harrison

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