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        "msgid": "measles-cases-feared-to-surge-central-java-provincial-government-intensifies-vaccination-1775728275",
        "date": "2026-04-09 16:20:00",
        "title": "Measles Cases Feared to Surge, Central Java Provincial Government Intensifies Vaccination",
        "author": "Putri Yuliani",
        "source": "MEDIA_INDONESIA",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Social Policy",
        "summary": "Measles cases in Central Java have surged to 2,188 across 35 districts, prompting the provincial government to accelerate vaccination efforts to prevent further outbreaks. Local health officials in areas like Kudus and Pati are targeting unvaccinated children, particularly in rural villages affected by previous COVID-19 disruptions, while integrating immunisation drives with mobile specialist doctor programmes and free health checks. This public health initiative highlights the vulnerability of low-immunity groups and aims to curb the spread amid rising confirmed cases, including some requiring intensive care.",
        "content": "<p>Measles cases in Central Java have surged to 2,188 as of now.\nConcerned about a larger spike, the Central Java Provincial Government\nis intensifying measles vaccinations. Monitoring by Media Indonesia on\nThursday (9\/4) shows that local and provincial governments in Central\nJava are continuously boosting measles vaccinations as a preventive\nmeasure, as cases continue to rise in 35 areas. Local governments are\nnow acting to be alert to the increase detected through screenings\nconducted since early April. \u201cWe are wary of the recent boom in measles,\nespecially in outlying areas,\u201d said the Head of the Kudus District\nHealth Office, Abdul Hakam. As of now, Abdul Hakam continued, Kudus has\nrecorded 464 measles cases, comprising 257 males and 207 females. \u201cSome\nare being treated in hospital ICUs, but there have been no deaths yet,\u201d\nhe added. The Head of Prevention and Disease Control at the Pati Health\nOffice, Salis Diah Rahmawati, said that since being designated as an\nextraordinary event (KLB) for measles, the Pati Regency Government has\nbeen vigorously promoting vaccination campaigns to the remotest\nvillages, especially for infants and children who have not yet received\nthe measles vaccine. \u201cWe are intensifying vaccinations to the villages\nbecause many residents, especially children, have not been vaccinated\ndue to the previous COVID-19 pandemic,\u201d said Salis Diah Rahmawati.\nMeanwhile, based on data compiled from the Central Java Provincial\nHealth Office on Thursday (9\/4), measles cases in Central Java have\njumped to 2,188, spread across 35 regencies\/cities, including Kudus\nRegency with 501 cases, Brebes with 202 cases, Cilacap with 119 cases,\nPati with 72 cases, and Klaten with 54 cases. \u201cLaboratory-confirmed\npositive measles cases number 144, and positive rubella cases 18, with\nthe highest distribution of positive measles in Cilacap Regency with 21\ncases, Banyumas with 20 cases, Pati with 20 cases, as well as Klaten\nwith 6 measles and 1 rubella,\u201d stated the Head of the Central Java\nHealth Office, Yunita Dyah Suminar. To anticipate the surge in measles\ncases, she explained, efforts include promoting measles immunisation\nsimultaneously with district\/city health offices to prevent further\nspread. \u201cIf symptoms such as red rashes and fever are found, it is urged\nto immediately seek examination from a doctor or the nearest community\nhealth centre,\u201d she said. Additionally, to accelerate measles\nimmunisation, according to Yunita Dyah Suminar, the Central Java\nProvincial Government will integrate it with the mobile specialist\ndoctor programme (Speling) and Free Health Check (CKG) initiatives that\nhave reached villages.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/measles-cases-feared-to-surge-central-java-provincial-government-intensifies-vaccination-1775728275",
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