South Tangerang Reportsโ 500 Dengue Fever Cases in 2025, Mayor Urges Increased โขLarva Monitoring
South Tangerang City has recorded 500 cases of Dengue hemorrhagic Fever โข(DHF) throughout 2025, prompting a โขrenewedโ push for proactive larva โmonitoring by local authorities โฃand residents. Teh โcityโฃ administrationโ is emphasizing preventative measures, particularly the โidentificationโ and โelimination of mosquito breeding โขsites,โข asโข aโ moreโข effective long-termโฃ strategyโ thanโ relying solely on fogging.
Theโ surge in casesโค underscores the ongoingโค threat of DHF in the region, โขimpacting public health and straining local resources. While the number of cases โคis currently showing a declining trend, officials aim to further suppress transmission โฃto safeguard community well-being. โฃThe focus on โlarva monitoring represents a shiftโ towards a more lasting and preventative approach to combattingโ the disease.
According to South Tangerang Mayorโค Benjamin, citizen involvement in inspecting โhomes for Aedes โAegypti โ mosquito larvae is crucial. He has directedโข all sub-districts โฃto conduct “silent surveillance,” discreetlyโค examining potential breeding grounds.
“All โsub-districtsโ have done a silent surveillance, secretly examined. Usually mosquito larvae are โinโข clean water, under the โrefrigerator, under the dispenser, in animalโ food, even in the bathtub,” Benjamin explained.
He cautionedโฃ against over-reliance on fogging, noting that it only eliminates adult mosquitoes and does not address the root ofโข the problem – the larvae. “Routine โคlarvae monitoring in each house is expected to break โคthe chain of the โspread of mosquitoes since the initial stages,” he stated.
The city is โcontinuing to monitorโ the situation closely, with the goal of further reducing DHF incidence and protecting the health of its โฃresidents.