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        "id": 1729318,
        "msgid": "legislator-urges-indonesia-to-be-wary-of-hantavirus-do-not-consider-it-a-distant-threat-or-rare-disease-1778392318",
        "date": "2026-05-10 12:29:10",
        "title": "Legislator Urges Indonesia to Be Wary of Hantavirus: Do Not Consider It a Distant Threat or Rare Disease",
        "author": "Robertus Belarminus",
        "source": "KOMPAS",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Social Policy",
        "summary": "Indonesian House of Representatives member Edy Wuryanto has called on the government and public to heighten vigilance against hantavirus, warning against dismissing it as a remote or rare threat despite its prevalence in South America. He highlighted the MV Hondius cruise ship outbreak as a global alarm, noting Indonesia's high risk factors including dense populations, rapid urbanisation, poor sanitation, and abundant rodent populations in residential areas. Health Ministry data reveals 23 cases of Seoul Virus hantavirus in Indonesia over the past three years, with three fatalities, underscoring the need for proactive public health measures.",
        "content": "<p>JAKARTA, KOMPAS.com - Member of the Indonesian House of\nRepresentatives\u2019 Commission IX, Edy Wuryanto, has urged the government\nand society to increase vigilance against hantavirus, including in\nIndonesia. He called for the disease not to be taken lightly by assuming\nit is a distant threat and a rare illness, because cases are numerous in\nSouth America. \u201cWe must not regard hantavirus as a distant threat or a\nrare disease that is irrelevant to Indonesia,\u201d said Edy, in a press\nrelease on Sunday (10\/5\/2026). He made this statement amid the spread of\ncases on the luxury cruise ship MV Hondius, which has now heightened\nglobal attention. \u201cThe incident on the MV Hondius must serve as an alarm\nfor all countries, including Indonesia,\u201d he stated. According to Edy,\nIndonesia actually has substantial risk factors due to population\ndensity, rapid urbanisation, environmental sanitation issues, and the\nhigh rodent population in residential areas. Data from the Ministry of\nHealth shows that in the last three years, Indonesia has recorded at\nleast 23 cases of hantavirus of the Seoul Virus type with manifestations\nof Haemorrhagic Fever with Renal Syndrome (HFRS). Twenty patients were\ndeclared recovered, while the other three passed away with histories of\ncomorbidities such as liver cancer and multi-organ failure. He\nacknowledged that there is indeed a difference between the Andes and\nSeoul Virus found in Indonesia. The Andes virus is known to cause\nHantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome (HPS), a severe infection that attacks the\nlungs and triggers acute shortness of breath up to respiratory failure.\nThis virus has a higher fatality rate and is the only type of hantavirus\nknown so far to be transmissible between humans. In general, hantavirus\nis a disease transmitted from animals to humans (zoonosis), particularly\nthrough rodents as the main infectious agent of the virus. Transmission\ncan occur when a person inhales air contaminated with particles of\nrodent urine, faeces, or saliva.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/legislator-urges-indonesia-to-be-wary-of-hantavirus-do-not-consider-it-a-distant-threat-or-rare-disease-1778392318",
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