Balikpapan declares public health emergency on diphtheria
Nurni Sulaiman, The Jakarta Post, Balikpapan | Mon, 05/24/2010 3:27 PM
Balikpapan’s health agency has declared public health emergency (KLB) after eight children and teenagers in the municipality were infected with diphtheria.
“The state of emergency will remain valid until the area is sterile from the disease,” health agency head Diyah Muryani said Monday.
Diphtheria usually infects children above 10 years old. However, a 16-year-old teenager in the Telaga Sari sub-district of South Balikpapan regency was diagnosed with the disease. It had also claimed the life of a child in February.
Balikpapan’s health agency has declared public health emergency (KLB) after eight children and teenagers in the municipality were infected with diphtheria.
“The state of emergency will remain valid until the area is sterile from the disease,” health agency head Diyah Muryani said Monday.
Diphtheria usually infects children above 10 years old. However, a 16-year-old teenager in the Telaga Sari sub-district of South Balikpapan regency was diagnosed with the disease. It had also claimed the life of a child in February.
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