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        "msgid": "idai-considers-measles-diphtheria-cases-more-urgent-than-hantavirus-1778259122",
        "date": "2026-05-08 22:34:41",
        "title": "IDAI Considers Measles-Diphtheria Cases More Urgent Than Hantavirus",
        "author": "",
        "source": "ANTARA_ID",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Social Policy",
        "summary": "The Indonesian Paediatric Society (IDAI) has urged the government to prioritise addressing outbreaks of diseases such as measles and diphtheria over the relatively rare hantavirus, highlighting Indonesia's strained healthcare resources amid numerous infectious cases. Prof. Dr. Dominicus Husada emphasised that longstanding issues like diphtheria and measles remain unresolved after years, affecting far more people than hantavirus, which is transmitted via rodents and lacks specific vaccines or treatments. This call underscores the need for enhanced prevention and protection measures to safeguard the population from more prevalent threats.",
        "content": "<p>Jakarta (ANTARA) - The Indonesian Paediatric Society (IDAI) considers\ncases of several diseases such as measles and diphtheria more urgent for\nthe government to address than hantavirus.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat concerns me is that our house is already on fire. There are so\nmany infectious cases in Indonesia, and we do not have sufficient\nresources, so to speak, to tackle them,\u201d said Member of IDAI\u2019s Tropical\nInfectious Diseases Coordinating Unit Prof.\u00a0Dr.\u00a0Dominicus Husada, dr.,\nDTM&amp;H., MCTM(TP)., Sp.A., Subsp.IPT., CTH during an online\ndiscussion in Jakarta on Friday.<\/p>\n<p>Dominicus highlighted that these diseases have not been optimally\nmanaged and have even spread in certain areas in recent times.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDiphtheria has been with us for over a dozen years. Measles,\nstarting from 2-3 years ago until today, is still not resolved,\u201d he\nsaid.<\/p>\n<p>Although he did not provide data, he assessed that cases of diseases\nlike measles, diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis are far higher than\nhantavirus, which has been detected or previously recorded in\nIndonesia.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI mean, our prevention efforts, for example, are still more\nimportant in my view because we have many more cases. And the facts show\nthat many of our people are not adequately protected,\u201d Dominicus\nstated.<\/p>\n<p>He explained that the hanta virus is a group of viruses primarily\ncarried by rodents such as mice, causing disease. Although rare, it can\nlead to death in humans.<\/p>\n<p>Humans are usually infected by inhaling virus particles in the air\n(airborne) from mouse urine, faeces, or saliva, especially in enclosed\nspaces. Transmission through broken skin can also occur, though cases\nare rare.<\/p>\n<p>Symptoms do not appear immediately; according to him, they emerge one\nto eight weeks after contact with an infected person.<\/p>\n<p>Initial symptoms include fever, muscle pain, and fatigue. Patients\nmay also experience severe breathing difficulties due to serious lung\nimpairment and low blood pressure.<\/p>\n<p>To date, there is no vaccine or specific treatment to combat\nhantavirus. Patients often end up in the ICU.<\/p>",
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