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Bandung – Cases of dengue hemorrhagic fever (DBD) in West Java continue to increase in early 2024. Acting West Java Governor Bey Machmudin asked all parties to be alert and prepared for a spike in dengue cases.
The latest data from the Health Service, dengue fever cases as of March 20 2024 have reached 11,058 cases with a death rate of 96 cases.
Responding to the increasing number of dengue fever cases in West Java, Acting Governor Bey Machmudin admitted that he had instructed the Health Service to provide medicine and increase the stock of infusions at Community Health Centers for dengue fever patients.
Responding to the increasing number of dengue fever cases in West Java, Acting Governor Bey Machmudin admitted that he had instructed the Health Service to provide medicine and increase the stock of infusions at Community Health Centers for dengue fever patients.
“Yes, DHF, the Health Service conducted 3M outreach and we asked the puskesmas to (provide) dengue medicine and infusions to be added,” said Bey, Thursday (21/3/2024).
Bey also reminded parents to take quick steps if they see symptoms of dengue fever. According to him, if a child has a fever for more than one day, parents must immediately take the child to the health center.
“We should take feverish children straight to the puskesmas because there are dengue detection devices at every puskesmas. We have to be ready and if a child has a fever for more than a day, take him to the puskesmas to be specifically checked for dengue fever,” he said.
Separately, Head of the West Java Health Service, Vini Adiani Dewi, said that dengue fever is a disease that occurs throughout the year. However, according to him, there are periods when dengue cases spike, especially during the transition period.
“DHF is a year-round disease and under certain conditions it will increase according to the increase in mosquito breeding. So mosquito breeding is influenced by the environment,” said Vini.
During the transition period, he said that many puddles of water would appear. This stagnant water then becomes a breeding ground for the Aedes aegypti mosquito and causes dengue cases to increase.
“Where dengue fever likes clean (stagnant) water, when does the most flooding occur? When changes occur, in the summer it immediately dries up and in the rainy season it will be carried away by the current,” he said.
“But during the transition season, a lot of water stagnates because it doesn’t dry up or drain straight away. So, be careful from January to April,” continued Vini.
Therefore, Vini appealed to the public to pay attention to environmental cleanliness factors by implementing 3M steps (draining, covering, burying). He said this could at least reduce the breeding rate of dengue mosquitoes.
“But once again, we are still experiencing hot, rainy weather, so we still have to be alert. Once again, dengue fever is a year-round disease and we must remain alert for dengue fever,” he concluded.
(bba/sud)
