-Entering the Transitional Season, Dengue Cases Increase
KENDARIPOS.CO.ID – The outbreak of dengue hemorrhagic fever (DHF) in Kendari City is starting to threaten. Since entering the transitional season, cases of diseases caused by the bite of the Aedes aegypty mosquito have shown an increasing trend. If last September there were only 166 cases, now it has increased to 200 cases. Not only that, the death cases increased to 4 cases.
The head of the Kendari City Health Office (Dinkes), drg Rahminingrum, said the number of dengue cases continued to increase. Until mid-December 2021, the number has reached 200 cases. Of that number, 4 of them had to lose their lives. The most recent death case was last November. “From the data from the Health Office, it was recorded that four people died. The first case in March one case. Then April two cases and last November (1 person). For the month of December there have been no reports of deaths from dengue cases in the city of Kendari.
The four patients came from Puuwatu, two people, one Mandonga and one Kadia,” he explained, Wednesday (29/12). Baruga Sub-district, he continued, was recorded as the most cases followed by Kadia, West Kendari and Puuwatu.
While the smallest cases are in Nambo and Kendari Districts. Nambo only 2 cases while Kendari recorded 5 cases (complete data see graphic). It is estimated that the number of cases will increase. Moreover, this rainy season is quite long until August 2022. Weather conditions like this provide an opportunity for the Aedes aegypty mosquito to breed. Containers that hold water become easy targets for Aedes agypty mosquitoes to lay eggs, hatch until they become adults.
Therefore, he asked the people of Kendari City to always be vigilant. Get used to a clean lifestyle and keep your body in good shape. One of them is by promoting the 3M program, namely draining bathtubs, closing water reservoirs and burying waste or unused containers that have the potential to become breeding grounds for mosquitoes. “
Compared to last year, the number of dengue cases has decreased. However, we must not be careless, we must remain vigilant,” he reminded. (w/mg4)
