The Bengkulu City Health Service (Dinkes) recorded 48 confirmed cases of dengue hemorrhagic fever (DHF) in the area from January to December 2023.
Head of the Disease Prevention and Control (P2P) Division of the Bengkulu City Health Office, Sri Martiana in Bengkulu, Monday said that dengue cases in 2023 will decrease compared to 2022, when there were 117 confirmed cases.
“Because dengue fever often occurs during the rainy season, whereas in Bengkulu City itself, up to now it is still uncertain and tends to be summer,” he said.
The low number of confirmed cases of dengue fever in Bengkulu City is due to weather factors, during 2023 there will be a long dry season compared to previous years.
Apart from that, his party also continues to carry out prevention by conducting outreach at health facilities in Bengkulu.
Sri explained that the majority of dengue fever sufferers in Bengkulu City are dominated by children, and efforts to prevent dengue fever do not involve large-scale fogging or fumigation of mosquito larvae to avoid the side effects they cause.
“Because the best prevention is from ourselves to prevent these mosquitoes from breeding, because this year we have rarely fogged, but we are still trying to socialize,” he said.
Meanwhile, efforts are being made to minimize the use of fumigation to eradicate mosquito larvae because the liquid used contains substances that are dangerous for the community and the environment.
“Fogging is actually no longer recommended because there are many dangers. Because what comes out of the fogging machine is not only medicine to kill mosquito larvae, but also dangerous substances such as diesel and others,” said Acting Head of the Bengkulu City Health Office, Joni Haryadi. Thabrani.
Because, he said, fogging equipment uses diesel fuel (BBM), which causes plants to die and causes irritation to humans if it comes into contact with skin.
Therefore, to use fogging equipment in an area, two or more cases of people infected with dengue fever must be found.
In order to minimize people being infected with dengue fever, he appealed to all people to maintain cleanliness in the environment around their homes to avoid the spread of the dengue outbreak.
This can be done, among other things, by not hanging clothes for a long time, and the large amount of rubbish around the house can become a nest for the Aedes Aegypti type mosquito.
Then, people can also apply 5M, namely burying used items that can hold water, closing water reservoirs, draining bathtubs or water reservoirs at least twice a week.
Joni added that another way is to sprinkle abate powder in water reservoirs that are difficult to clean and replace the water in flower vases, and people can maintain their health by consuming balanced nutrition to prevent dengue fever.
Editor : Musriadi
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2024-01-01 12:05:35
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