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METAGENOMIC NGS (mNGS) TO DETERMINE THE ETIOLOGY OF INFECTION

By: Ungke Anton Jaya In March 2022, cases of severe acute hepatitis of unknown etiology occurred in many countries beginning in the UK and reported in other countries, including Indonesia. Interestingly, those cases turned out negative after a series of testing to diagnose hepatitis A-E and other common pathogens related to hepatitis infection. In some

LESSON LEARNED FROM COVID-19: MENTAL HEALTH ISSUE ON HEALTHCARE WORKERS

MONKEYPOX 101

By: Yan Mardian First described in 1958, the human monkeypox virus (hMPXV) is a neglected zoonotic pathogen closely associated with the smallpox virus. Medical and public health officials are concerned—and puzzled—by the increasing number of confirmed monkeypox cases in countries outside central and western Africa, where the virus is endemic. Monkeypox is endemic in 10