BANJARMASIN, www.klikkalsel.com – South Kalimantan Health Service (Dinkes) recorded more than thousand cases of dengue haemorrhagic fever (DHF) throughout 2022. What’s worse, in early 2023, DHF cases continued to increase in the middle of the season rainy.
In 2022, 1,015 cases of dengue were recorded resulting in the deaths of 8 people, 3 each from Banjarmasin City and Banjar Regency, then two from Tapin Regency.
Most cases in 2022 will be in Banjar Regency with 230 sick. Then followed by Banjarbaru city with 140 cases and Kotabaru district with 139 cases.
“The figure is the result of the recapitulation of the ranks of the District/City Health Department. For 2023, we are still waiting,” said the head of the Disease Control and Eradication Section of the South Kalimantan Health Bureau , Eda Varia Rahmi, to the media crew, Tuesday (10/1/2023).
Meanwhile, dengue epidemics once again became a scourge in 2023. As of early January alone, there were 74 cases of dengue in South Kalimantan.
“For this week there are 74 cases. The highest cases occurred in Banjar district with 13 cases, followed by Tabalong and Banjarbaru with 12 cases,” said Dianuddin, head of South Kalimantan health bureau.
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For this reason, it has appealed to the public to be disciplined in carrying out the 3M Plus Movement. First, drain or clean places that are often used as water reservoirs such as bathtubs, water buckets, tanks drinking water and water tanks for refrigerators.
Second, airtight water storage locations such as barrels, pitchers, and water towers. Third, reuse or recycle used goods that have the potential to become breeding grounds for mosquitoes. As well as the advantage is avoiding mosquito bites.
In addition, the South Kalimantan Health Office has also asked the public to check themselves immediately at the nearest health facility, if they experience symptoms of DHF due to the bite of the Aedes aegypti mosquito. Indications include high fever, body aches, headaches, indigestion, and the body tires easily.
“If the symptoms become more severe, they may be referred to the local regional hospital,” he concluded. (rizqon)
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