Endemic and Emerging Acute Virus Infections in Indonesia: An Overview of The Past Decade and Implications for The Future

• Main Authors: Wesley de Jong, Wesley de Jong, Musofa rusli, Musofa rusli, Soerajja Bhoelan, Soerajja Bhoelan, Sofie Rohde, Sofie Rohde, Fedik Abdul Rantam, Fedik Abdul Rantam, Purwati, Purwati, Usman Hadi, Usman Hadi, Eric C. M. van Gorp, Eric C. M. van Gorp, Marco Goeijenbier, Marco Goeijenbier
• Format: Article PeerReviewed
• Language: English; English; English; English
• Published: Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group 2018
• Subjects: R Medicine
• Online Access: https://repository.unair.ac.id/96295/1/5.%20Endemic%20and%20emerging%20acute%20virus%20infections%20in%20Indonesia%20an%20overview%20of%20the%20past%20decade%20and%20implications%20for%20the%20future.pdf; https://repository.unair.ac.id/96295/3/5.%20TURNITIN%20Endemic%20and%20emerging%20acute%20virus%20infections%20in%20Indonesia%20an%20overview%20of%20the%20past%20decade%20and%20implications%20for%20the%20futur.pdf; https://repository.unair.ac.id/96295/6/5.%20PEER%20REVIEWER%20Endemic%20and%20emerging%20acute%20virus%20infections%20in%20Indonesia%20an%20overview%20of%20the%20past%20decade%20and%20implications%20for%20the%20future.pdf; https://repository.unair.ac.id/96295/9/10.%20Endemic%20and%20Emerging%20Acute%20Virus%20Infections%20in%20Indonesia_%20An%20Ove.pdf; https://repository.unair.ac.id/96295/; https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/1040841X.2018.1438986; https://doi.org/10.1080/1040841X.2018.1438986
• Institution: Universitas Airlangga

Being the largest archipelago country in the world, with a tropical climate and a unique flora and fauna, Indonesia habitats one of the most diverse biome in the world. These characteristics make Indonesia a popular travel destination, with tourism numbers increasing yearly. These characteristics also facilitate the transmission of zoonosis and provide ideal living and breading circumstances for arthropods, known vectors for viral diseases. A review of the past 10 years of literature, reports of the Ministry of Health, Republic of Indonesia and ProMED-mail shows a significant increase in dengue infection incidence. Furthermore, chikungunya, Japanese encephalitis and rabies are proven to be endemic in Indonesia. The combination of cohort studies, governmental data and ProMED-mail reveals an integrated overview for those working in travel medicine and public health, focusing on both endemic and emerging acute virus infections. This review summarizes the epidemiology of acute virus infections in Indonesia, including outbreak reports, as well as public health response measurements and their potential or efficacy. Knowledge about human behaviour, animal reservoirs, climate factors, environment and their role in emerging virus infection are discussed. We aim to support public health authorities and health care policy makers in a One Health approach.