CILEGON– The trend of dengue hemorrhagic fever (DHF) in Cilegon City has increased from January to February this year.
This can be seen from the DHF case report data from the Cilegon City Health Office (Dinkes) in 2023.
Head of Fulfillment of Individual Health Efforts and Public Health Efforts at the Cilegon City Health Office, Febrinaldo, said that in February 2023 alone there was a significant increase from January.
“There was an increase at the beginning of this year, January there were 15 cases while in February there were 21 cases of dengue and thank God there were no cases of death due to dengue,” said Febri, when met at The Royal Krakatau, Tuesday (21/3/2023).
The increase in DHF cases at the beginning of this year has become a concern for health workers and the public, because the uncertain season from rain to summer makes the rapid development of this type of mosquito. Temples of the Egyptians or dengue-carrying mosquitoes.
“Right now it’s uncertain, sometimes it’s the rainy season and sometimes it’s hot, so it’s very easy for mosquitoes to breed, from eggs to larvae,” said Febri.
The presence of stagnant water, whether caused by rain or stagnant clean water at home, makes it easy for mosquitoes to become breeding grounds for transmitting dengue fever. For this reason, his party invites the public to always improve the eradication of mosquito nests (PSN) at home and in their respective environments.
“So public awareness is very important to eradicate mosquito breeding sites for dengue fever, because if you rely on the Health Office alone, it will be difficult without the active participation of the community in dealing with dengue mosquitoes,” he said.
“Each Community Health Center has provided socialization about eradicating DHF, for that let’s follow it and maintain cleanliness by draining the bathtub, burying and closing water reservoirs or cleaning up stagnant water,” he concluded. (*/Nas)
