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Jakarta, CNN Indonesia – Minister of Health Nila Moeloek Indonesia still needs to be vigilant and cautious about the spread of the polio virus due to the onset of the disease polio in Papua New Guinea.
"For polio, Indonesia is free, but of course, you have to be careful because in Papua New Guinea, an epidemic occurs," said Nila, quoted in Enter, Tuesday (23/10).
He explained that 70 million children under the age of 15 are already protected from polio. Poliomyelitis vaccine is included in the complete routine infant immunization program.
The Director-General of Disease Prevention and Control, Anung Sugihantono, confirmed that there are no cases of polio caused by transmission from Papua New Guinea until now. However, he admitted that there had been seven sudden cases of acute paralysis of wilt in children in the province of Papua, including two in the town of Merauke.
Last year, the government also discovered 18 cases of acute wilt paralysis in the province of Papua, including two in the city of Jayapura and one case in the city of Merauke.
Nevertheless, Anung ensured that no case of acute paralysis of bacterial wilt was caused by polio.
He also said his party was paying more attention to the effects of polio outbreaks in Papua New Guinea by vaccinating children in the provinces of Papua and West Papua.
As part of the ongoing vaccination program against measles and rubella, the administration of the MRI vaccine in the province of Papua is complemented by the polio vaccine.
"Since October 17, MRP, MR and polio vaccines have been vaccinated in Papua," said Anung. (Antara / acting)
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