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With the reason of eradicating the Aedes aegypti mosquito, fogging is often done in some densely populated settlements. / Photo: illustration/SINDOphoto/Eko Purwanto
Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever (DHF) is a zoonotic disease that is transmitted by mosquitoes aedes aegypti . This disease can be fatal, even in certain conditions DHF can cause death for the sufferer.
This often triggers people to ask for it fogging in his area of residence. Fogging or better known as fumigation is a method of spraying poison that kills adult mosquitoes or commonly called insecticide.
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With the reason of eradicating the Aedes aegypti mosquito, fogging is often done in some densely populated settlements. But is the fogging procedure that has been done so far correct?
In his explanation, the Division of Disease Prevention and Control (P2P), the DKI Jakarta Provincial Health Office stated that fogging that is carried out too often is actually not recommended.
Summarizing from the official website of the Jakarta Health Service, Saturday (29/01/2022), here are some important facts about fogging.
1. Fogging Is Not Prevention
In fact, fogging is not a way to prevent the breeding of Aedes mosquitoes around humans. The main and important way to prevent dengue mosquitoes is to do PSN3M Plus.
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