Acute Hepatitis Defined as KLB, Former WHO Higher: Doesn’t Mean So Widespread Outbreak – TribunNews.com
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TRIBUNNEWS.COM, JAKARTA — Former Director of Infectious Diseases WHO Asia Southeast Prof. Tjandra Yoga Aditama stated that the determination of the status Extraordinary events (KLB) pinned on infectious conditions Currently, there is no need to worry too much about acute hepatitis.
According to him, what needs to be done now is to increase vigilance by maintaining personal and food hygiene, and equipping children with immunization.
In addition, on the other hand, the state certainly needs to take steps the necessary anticipation, which the experts are looking for scientific evidence that will be available in the coming days.
We obviously need to be vigilant but theres no need to panic either no reasoned. People take precautions for families us, he said in a written statement, Wednesday (4/5/2022).
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The former Director General of Disease Control of the Ministry of Health display, The cause of Acute Hepatitis is not yet clear, although until May 3, 2022 Currently, the WHO American office stated that there have been more than 200 cases of 20 countries in the world.
This started from April 5, 2022 WHO first received notification of this case from the UK, which is then included in Disease Outbreak News (DONs) WHO April 15, 2022, various news called it an Extraordinary Event (KLB) by WHO, he said.
According to him, if there was a case of any disease in the world that wasnt like If this is normal, it will be included in Disease Outbreak News (DONs).
So its a routine procedure at WHO to present information to the world about important public health events, or has the potential to be important, added the health expert from FKUI this.
It is known, throughout April 2022 there will be 10 Disease Outbreaks WHO News, namely this Hepatitis with the first report on April 15 in UK and Ireland as well as April 23 in various countries, then there is also Ebola in Congo, Japanese encephalitis in Australia, Salmoneum thypimurium in various countries, Cholera in Malawi, Malaria in Somalia, Yellow Fever in Uganda, VDPV (vaccine derived polio virus) type 3 in Israel and MERS CoV in Saudia Arabia.
So there are many (WHO-defined outbreaks of disease), not only Hepatitis. That is, the placement of certain diseases within Disease Outbreak News (DONs) is meant to let the world know the information initial and become a common concern, does not necessarily mean it will become world wide epidemic or not, explained the postgraduate director of Yarsi Hospital.
