7-Year-Old Child in Tulungagung Dies of Dengue Fever

KOMPAS.com – A 7 year old child in the District Tulungagung, East Java, died as a result of attack Dengue fever Dengue (DBD).

The child died in hospital treatment on Monday, January 10, 2022, a day after being reported to have contracted dengue on Sunday, January 9, 2022.

“One patient died on January 10 yesterday due to dengue,” said the Head of Disease Prevention and Management at the Tulungagung Health Service, Didik Eka, Tuesday (18/1/2022) as quoted from TribunJatim.

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The child who became a victim of DHF was one of 24 cases recorded at the Tulungagung Health Office. The data on DHF cases were 24 people as of Tuesday (18/1/2022).

Therefore, he asked the public to be vigilant in cases of dengue fever in the midst of vigilance in the case of Covid-19.

“DHF still threatens us. People are asked to be vigilant,” said Didik Eka.

Higher than 2021

Didik Eka said the number of dengue cases this year was higher than the previous year. In 2021, the number of cases throughout January was only 22 cases and no patient died.

Meanwhile, this year, until mid-January alone, there were 24 cases with one death.

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It has carried out fumigation (fogging) in five locations affected by DHF.

His party asked the public to be active in eradicating the nests of the aedes aegypti mosquito, the cause of dengue fever. That is by draining water reservoirs, closing water reservoirs such as reservoirs and burying used objects that can hold water.

This article has been published on TribunJatim.com with the title: Dengue Fever Attacks in Tulungagung, One Child Patient Dies, Health Office Performs Fogging

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