Preventing Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever Spread: South OKU Health Department’s Fogging Efforts

Preventing Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever Spread: South OKU Health Department’s Fogging Efforts

Muaradua (ANTARA) – South Ogan Komering Ulu (OKU) District Health Service, South Sumatra is preventing the spread of dengue hemorrhagic fever (DBD) through fogging or fumigation efforts to kill the mosquitoes that spread the epidemic. Head of the South OKU Health Service (Dinkes), Meri Astuti in Muaradua, Friday, said that although cases of dengue fever … Read more

Health Office Officers Carry Out Fumigation to Prevent Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever Spread in Kendari

Health Office Officers Carry Out Fumigation to Prevent Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever Spread in Kendari

Health Office officers carry out fumigation in the elementary school area in Kendari, Southeast Sulawesi, Monday (15/1/2024). The Kendari City Health Service carries out fogging to prevent the increase in the number of cases of Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever (DHF) and its spread. REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, JAKARTA — Director General of Disease Prevention and Control, Ministry of Health, … Read more

Wolbachia Mosquito Larvae Program in Bali: Australian Collaboration and Impact

Wolbachia Mosquito Larvae Program in Bali: Australian Collaboration and Impact

Mosquito larvae that have been injected with Wolbachia bacteria. Bali delays release of Wolbachia mosquito larvae. REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, JAKARTA — Indonesian Minister of Health (Menkes) Budi Gunadi Sadikin said there was Australia’s interest in the mosquito testing program.Wolbachia in Bali Province. He said Australia wanted to protect its citizens from threats dengue hemorrhagic fever while on … Read more

World Mosquito Program CEO Scott O’Neill Discusses Success of Wolbachia Innovation

World Mosquito Program CEO Scott O’Neill Discusses Success of Wolbachia Innovation

REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, JAKARTA — World Mosquito Program (WMP) CEO Scott O’Neill puts forward mosquito innovation Temples of the Egyptians Wolbachia Scientifically proven to be able to protect 11.2 million people in 13 countries from dengue fever. Scott expressed this when he attended virtually at the DPR Commission IX Working Meeting, Tuesday (28/11/2023). “We have worked in … Read more

Wolbachia Mosquito Safe and Effective in Eradicating Dengue Fever in West Java

Wolbachia Mosquito Safe and Effective in Eradicating Dengue Fever in West Java

REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, BANDUNG — Acting (Pj) Governor of West Java Bey Triadi Machmudin confirmed Wolbachia mosquito safe. This mosquito is being tested in the city of Bandung to eradicate dengue hemorrhagic fever (DHF). Bey said by using wolbachia bacteria on mosquitoes Temples of the Egyptians can prevent the emergence of the virus that causes dengue fever. … Read more

Overcoming Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever in Indonesia: Strategies and Challenges

Overcoming Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever in Indonesia: Strategies and Challenges

The Aedes aegypti mosquito is the cause of dengue fever (illustration). The spread of mosquitoes containing Wolbachia bacteria is a new strategy to overcome the transmission of dengue hemorrhagic fever cases in Indonesia. REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, JAKARTA — Minister of Health Budi Gunadi Sadikin stated that Indonesia has still not succeeded in reducing the number of cases … Read more

Wolbachia Mosquito: A Safe Innovation for Dengue Fever Suppression in Jakarta

Wolbachia Mosquito: A Safe Innovation for Dengue Fever Suppression in Jakarta

Director of the UGM Center for Tropical Medicine, Riris Andono Ahmad, places his hand on a box containing Aedes aegypti mosquitoes that have been infected with Wolbachia bacteria, at the UGM Central Building, Yogyakarta, Wednesday (22/11/2023). JAKARTA, KOMPAS — Innovations to suppress the spread of dengue hemorrhagic fever or DHF using mosquitoes carrying Wolbachia bacteria … Read more

Wolbachia Technology in Jakarta: Impact, Implementation, and Controversy

Wolbachia Technology in Jakarta: Impact, Implementation, and Controversy

Jakarta – The Indonesian Ministry of Health (Kemenkes) plans to use Wolbachia technology in five cities in Indonesia, namely West Jakarta, Bandung, Semarang, Bontang and Kupang. The wolbachia technology in question is the spread of Aedes aegypti mosquitoes infected with Wolbachia bacteria to suppress dengue hemorrhagic fever (DHF) in Indonesia. As is known, dengue fever … Read more

Wolbachia Technology to Reduce Dengue Fever Spread – Ministry of Health

Wolbachia Technology to Reduce Dengue Fever Spread – Ministry of Health

CNN Indonesia Thursday, 16 Nov 2023 05:15 IWST Illustration. The Ministry of Health stated that the government is implementing a Wolbachia innovation pilot project in five Indonesian cities to reduce the spread of dengue fever. (Getty Images/Kevin Frayer) Jakarta, CNN Indonesia — Ministry of Health (Ministry of Health) revealed wolbachia technology to reduce the spread … Read more

The Effectiveness of Wolbachia in Controlling Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever in Jakarta

The Effectiveness of Wolbachia in Controlling Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever in Jakarta

Jakarta – Former Health Minister Siti Fadillah Supari recently questioned the Indonesian Ministry of Health’s steps to control dengue hemorrhagic fever (DBD), namely spreading the Aedes aegypti mosquito with Wolbachia bacteria. He admitted that he objected when people were used as research subjects. It is feared that the effectiveness of applying wolbachia has not been … Read more