Siti Nadia Tarmizi of the Health Ministry confirmed that so far all mpox cases in Indonesia were found in men.
Monkeypox is a disease caused by viral zoonosis transmitted to humans from animals.
"This vaccine is not intended for the general public but for people, who are at high risk, or for health workers," Head of the IDI Monkeypox Task Force Hanny Nilasari
The patient recently traveled abroad and experienced symptoms such as fever and rashes in some parts of his body, he informed. In addition, the patient experienced spleen enlargement
The vaccine offers lifetime protection.
Port health offices are tasked with closely monitoring travelers who come from countries in which monkeypox cases have been reported.
The patient was still experiencing smallpox as usual so further examinations were carried out, both physically and in the laboratory to determine whether it was true that he had monkeypox or ordinary smallpox.
