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JawaPos.com – Some residents of Semarang suddenly anxious. They disseminated information about the diphtheria epidemic that he said attacked a township in Semarang. Apparently, there is misinformation in the message.
"Diinfokan to: all pregnant women, postpartum, children and families are expected if by the way Blue Dong using a mask Because Genuksari urine in the red zone spread diphtheria disease, the number of deaths increases 1 citizen of Genuksari sub-district Make pregnant mothers and other friends please hati2 maybe there is someone who wants to pick up the child around the l 39; sewer in the area of red diphtheria Info: Medical Team Faculty of Medicine Unisula ". Thus, the sound of the messages has spread on various social media platforms since Friday (20/7).
Some people asked the message to Jawa Pos . Due to the name of a campus, this newspaper checks the first time at the Islamic University of Sultan Agung or Unissula (not Unisula) as written in the message above.
A party of Unissula has turned out to reply to the e-mail sent this newspaper. "The Unissula School of Medicine has never issued any public appeal on the importance of using a mask while pbading Dong Dong Road, never releasing zoning for the spread of diphtheria in Semarang, "said the spokesman of the medical department.
Jawa Pos also asked Radar Semarang (Jawa Pos group) to retrace the message above. Apparently, there is a diphtheria event in the city of Atlas. There are five people suspected of diphtheria. One of the five people died while she was undergoing RSAR treatment, Dr. Kariadi, Semarang.
Cited news Radar Semarang the deceased victims are Bunyamin, 12, inhabitants of Genuksari RT 11, RW 3, Genuk, Semarang. The son of the couple, Mochamad Chozin and Lilik Chosiyati, has been treated at Dr. Kariadi's home of RSUP since Monday (16/7) and died Thursday (19/7) around 17.00.
Although there were casualties, the Semarang municipal government did not declare the Extraordinary Incident (KLB) or the red diphtheria disease on its territory. The mayor of Semarang, Hendrar Prihadi, has even confirmed that the information on the area of red diphtheria in Genuksari is a hoax.
"There is a case of diphtheria there, but it was treated sedulur-sedulur Semarang City Health Office so there is no red zone, let alone to pbad," explained the mayor who is familiarly called Hendi in an official statement. Radar Semarang Friday (20/7).
Hendi says that children who suffer from diphtheria are not immune during childhood. Their parents refused. "As long as we do not reject vaccination, we do not need to worry, because the main prevention of diphtheria is vaccination," said Hendi, adding that the availability of the diphtheria vaccine in the city of Semarang is sufficient.
Diphtheria exists in Semarang. There is a victim is originally Genuk. But, the city government does not define homes or red areas. Unissula does not make the message either as it circulates in social media.
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