Anita P D Nugroho
Sulianti Saroso Infectious Disease Hospital, Indonesia
Title: Surveillance of under investigated Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus cases in the framework of public health emergency of international concern at Sulianti Saroso Infectious Diseases Hospital period from 2014-2018
Biography
Biography: Anita P D Nugroho
Abstract
Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Corona Virus (MERS-CoV) is a new strain of the corona virus, approximately 80% of human cases reported by Saudi Arabia Kingdom. Cases identified outside the Middle East are people who were infected in the Middle East and travelled to areas outside the Middle East. In Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC), MERS case requires assessment of risk to human health, risk of international spread of disease and risk of interference with international travel. Early detection of MERS case is through surveillance at the entrance of the country and regional surveillance. Indonesia is the country with the majority Muslim population has a high history travel to Saudi Arabia for Hajj and Umrah. Sulianti Saroso Infectious Diseases Hospital (SSIDH) is national referral hospital for infectious and communicable diseases in Indonesia has task to organize management and surveillance of infectious diseases including new emerging, re-emerging and tropical disease. For MERS case, SSIDH implementing case management and surveillance case for under investigated MERS cases hospitalized. The objective of the study is to describe disease under investigated MERS cases whose hospitalized period 2014-2018. The method includes the passive surveillance. The results of the study are the trend of under investigated MERS cases hospitalized has decreased. The number of hospitalized cases based on sex was 52% for male, 82% was 45 years old above. Based on travel history was 66.7% for Umrah, region origin were 31% cases from areas outside Jakarta. Most patients referenced from hospital and final diagnosis was pneumonia (66%). The laboratory results for all cases period 2014-2018 were negative MERS-CoV. This study concluded that there are no positive of MERS-CoV, most of under investigated MERS cases with pneumonia. Sustainable surveillance is needed as early warning for emerging and reemerging diseases especially MERS.