Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever Cases on the Rise in Indonesia: Ministry of Health Reports

Illustration of fogging to prevent DDB. Photo: Medcom.id Doc

Jakarta: The Ministry of Health (Kemenkes) recorded cases of death due to dengue hemorrhagic fever (DBD) reaching 316 cases in 213 districts/cities in Indonesia. To date, dengue fever cases in Indonesia have reached 38,462 cases.

“DHF cases in the 12th week of 2024 will reach 38,462 cases and the death rate will be 316 cases,” said Head of the Communications and Public Services Bureau of the Ministry of Health, Siti Nadia Tarmizi when contacted, Friday, March 29 2024.

This figure is considered very high when compared to 2023. In the 12th week of last year, dengue fever cases were only 17,434 cases, so in 2024 the increase will double.

“Likewise, the death rate increased in the 12th week of last year to 118 cases. Meanwhile this year in the same period there have been 316 cases,” he said.

He appealed to people who have symptoms of dengue fever such as continuous vomiting, stomach pain, pale hands and feet, weak pulse, lethargy, decreased urine output, etc. to immediately check with the nearest health facility.

The increase in dengue fever cases in Indonesia is due to weather factors which influence the mosquito life cycle which is also increasing. The factors causing this are the shift from an extended dry season to a rainy season, to climate change and El Nino.

Weather changes affect mosquitoes because the mosquito’s life cycle from laying eggs to adult mosquitoes also becomes faster. As a result, there has been an increase in the Aedes aegypti mosquito. (M Iqbal Al Machmudi)

2024-03-30 02:05:00
#Ministry #Health #records #deaths #due #dengue #fever #reaching #cases