Based on a report from the Indonesian Ministry of Health (Kemenkes), there were 57 confirmed monkeypox cases in Indonesia as of November 22, 2023, the majority of which were on the island of Java.
The highest number of monkeypox cases was recorded in DKI Jakarta, with 42 cases. Banten reported 6 cases, West Java 6 cases, and East Java 2 cases.
Meanwhile, only 1 monkeypox case was recorded on the island of Sumatra, specifically in the Riau Islands.
According to Achmad Farchanny Tri Adryanto, Director of Health Quarantine Surveillance at the Directorate General of Disease Prevention and Control (P2P) Kemenkes, 33 of the total confirmed cases have recovered.
Currently, there are also 8 suspected monkeypox cases whose laboratory test results are pending, and 191 people have tested negative.
Of the 57 confirmed monkeypox cases, 35 were categorized as men who have sex with men (MSM), 11 were bisexual, and 7 were heterosexual.
Two other cases are of unknown sexual orientation, and 2 remaining cases are still under investigation.
"The average of the 57 confirmed cases presented with comorbidities," said Farchanny, as reported by *Kompas.com* on Thursday (23/11/2023).
Monkeypox patients with comorbidities included 39 cases with HIV, 16 with syphilis, 2 with hypertension, and 2 with active tuberculosis.
Farchanny reported that all monkeypox patients in Indonesia were male and the majority were from the millennial age group (born 1981-1996, currently aged 27-42 years).
The breakdown is as follows: 24 cases aged 30-39 years, 17 cases aged 25-29 years, 13 cases aged 18-24 years, 2 cases aged 40-49 years, and 1 case aged 50 years and above.