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Residents of Tegal Badeng Worried, Baby Dies Suspected of DHF

COUNTRY, BALI EXPRESS – Case of Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever (DHF) is now making Jembrana residents uneasy, besides facing the Covid-19 pandemic.

Moreover, information develops a 7-month-old baby who lives in a housing complex in East Tegal Badeng died at the State Hospital on Tuesday (7/21) afternoon, due to suspected dengue fever. In fact, what is increasingly making residents in the Tegal Badeng Timur housing complex anxious, suddenly on Wednesday (7/22) morning there was sudden fogging around the housing and the parents’ residence of the deceased baby.

Head of Disease Prevention and Control at the Jembrana Health Office dr. I Gusti Agung Putu Arishanta, said that his party had tried to trace the truth of the baby’s information that was informed of the dengue fever. From the results of the official confirmation, the baby had previously been taken to the Pengambengan Health Center and then referred to the State Hospital. “The baby indeed died. There is heat and cough too. But the doctor’s examination results got inflammation of the lining of the brain. Not dengue fever, “he explained.

Meanwhile, alluded to in connection with the fogging carried out, his claim was indeed related to the case of dengue outbreaks in the housing estate. Because before several times there was a dengue fever. Likewise, information related to Medewi residents who got dengue fever and died, explained Arisantah, also not because of DHF, but because of a comprehensive bacterial infection. From the data in the Department of Health, DHF cases in 2020 from January to the present, has reached 179 cases. Two people died.

According to Arisantha, to prevent further spread of dengue cases, in addition to eradicating mosquito larvae, fogging activities are also carried out. Fogging is intended to minimize the distribution of Aedes Aegypti mosquitoes in the midst of the community. “We do this routinely in areas that are suspected to be prone to mosquito outbreaks,” he explained.

In a separate place, Jembrana Regent I Putu Artha previously said, at present all members of the community are still focused on the Konona virus. While ignoring the effects of other infectious diseases. “At present all communities are booming with the Corona Virus, even though other diseases, such as Rabies and Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever (DHF) must be watched because the outbreaks of this disease are very dangerous, even many have claimed lives,” he said.

To anticipate outbreaks of infectious diseases, Artha stressed to the relevant agencies so that the handling is carried out in a balanced manner. Related agencies, he continued, must be alert and responsive in handling. Because this plague has the same level of malignancy (deadly).

Another case with Covid-19, which until now has not found a cure, but not for DHF and Rabies for which there is a cure. “For that, I instruct the relevant agencies to take steps to deal quickly, so that citizens are not infected by these deadly diseases,” he said.

In addition, Artha also appealed to residents to intensify the prevention of DHF. Among them by intensifying the movement of 3M plus in their respective environments. “This is a simple way to prevent DHF, but it is effective and can be done together. By draining and brushing, closing water reservoirs, and utilizing used items that are not used so that they do not become breeding grounds for mosquitoes, “he concluded.

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