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Balikpapan declares health emergency on diphtheria
BALIKPAPAN, East Kalimantan: Balikpapan’s health agency has declared a public health emergency after eight children and teenagers in the municipality were reported as infected with diphtheria
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ALIKPAPAN, East Kalimantan: Balikpapan’s health agency has declared a public health emergency after eight children and teenagers in the municipality were reported as infected with diphtheria.
“The state of emergency will remain valid until the area is cleared of the disease,” health agency head Diyah Muryani said Monday.
Diphtheria usually infects children under 10 years old.
However, a 16-year-old teenager in the Telaga Sari subdistrict of South Balikpapan regency was diagnosed with the disease.
Diphtheria reportedly also claimed the life of a child in February. — JP
