Indonesia Health Profile 2010

. MeaslesMeasles is caused by infection of measles virus. It mostly infects childrenthrough secret containing virus from infected people. The following graph explainsIncidence Rate (IR) of measles by provinces.GRAPH 3.22INCIDENCE RATE (IR) OF MEASLES PER 10,000 POPULATIONBY PROVINCE IN INDONESIA, 2010Source: DG of Disease Control and Environmental Health, Ministry of Health RI, 2011There were 17,139 cases found with Incidence Rate (IR) at 0.73 per 10,000population in 2010. Province with the highest IR was Riau Islands of 3.51 per 10,000population, followed by DI Yogyakarta of 2.35 per 10,000 population, and Banten of2.21 per 10,000 population. Meanwhile, Maluku had the lowest IR of 0 per 10,000population, followed by Southeast Sulawesi of 0.01 per 10,000 population, and WestNusa Tenggara of 0.05 per 10,000 population. Number of cases during measlesoutbreak were 2.570 cases with 6 deaths.Further information concerning to measles by provinces can be seen on Annex3.24, 3.25, 3.26, 3.27, and 3.28.c. DiptheriaDiptheria is caused by Corynebacterium diphtheriae infecting respiratorysystem. It can be indicated through i.e stiff on neck, light fever, and pharingitis, andgrey membrane covered tonsil and respiratory track.Number of diptheria cases in 2010 were 385 cases. In terms of age group,cases on < 1 years, 1‐3 years, 4‐9 years, 10‐14 years, and > 14 years were 9 cases, 138cases, 141 cases, 54 cases, and 43 cases.58