DHF cases in Banyuwangi have increased 3 times this year, what is the cause?

Liputan6.com, Banyuwangi Cases of Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever (DHF) in Indonesia Banyuwangi increased significantly this year. Throughout January to June 2022, there have been 265 residents in Gandrung City who have been infected. Even eight of them died. The case is almost three times bigger than 2021, which is only 92 cases.

Head of Communicable Disease Control and Prevention (P2PM) Banyuwangi Health Office, Achmad Yunus Setiawan, said Banyuwangi is an endemic area for dengue fever. That is, every year this case continues to be found.

“So people need to be alert and vigilant, by improving the cleanliness of their respective environments to avoid DBD,” said Yunus, Monday (27/6/2022).

Various preventive efforts continue to be intensified to control DHF. The main thing is to intensify the PSN Gertak program (Simultaneous Movement for the Eradication of Mosquito Nests).

He urged the public to be more vigilant. The public is also asked to be more concerned with this DHF case, by carrying out a series of precautions.

Starting from draining the bathtub once a week, cleaning all water reservoirs and minimizing places that might be a breeding ground for mosquitoes.

“Like puddle around settlements. Such as gutters, used tires, cans, bottles, plastic, to glasses of mineral water,” he concluded.

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