Merdeka.com – A patient with Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever (DHF) in West Pasaman Regency, West Sumatra, died. The local government has determined that the current DHF case is classified as an Extraordinary Event (KLB).
“Currently, it is an outbreak status because a patient on behalf of NA (5) died on March 24, 2022 at the West Pasaman Regional General Hospital (RSUD),” said Head of Disease Prevention and Control (P2P) of the West Pasaman Health Service, Gina Alecia, in a statement. Simpang Empat, Monday (4/4).
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The KLB status was determined because there were already patients who died and there was an increase in dengue cases.
He said the patient who died was a resident of Jambak Line 5, Luhak Nan Duo District.
The patient was admitted to the RSUD on March 23, 2022, already in a state of shock and was planned to be referred to the M. Djamil Padang Hospital on March 24, but the patient died.
“In that area there are two cases of DHF and overall in West Pasaman so far there have been 21 cases of DHF,” he said.
To suppress the development of the case, various efforts were made, such as fogging, namely the act of fumigating with pesticides aimed at killing mosquitoes widely in the location where the dengue case was found.
In addition, education on the importance of environmental cleanliness and mutual cooperation with the community was also carried out.
“We invite the public to carry out a movement to clean up puddles of water such as tires, flower pots and other places. Continue to disseminate information to the community to carry out the three M movements, namely draining, closing and burying,” he explained.
He explained draining by cleaning places that are often used as water reservoirs such as bathtubs, water buckets, drinking water reservoirs, refrigerator water reservoirs and others.
Closing water reservoirs such as drums, buckets and others as well as burying or reusing used goods that have the potential to become breeding grounds for dengue mosquitoes.
“Hopefully, through the socialization that we do, it can inspire people to carry out the three M movement,” he concluded. Quoted from Antara.
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