TRIBUNJOGJA.COM, GUNUNGKIDUL – The arrival of the rainy season is followed by the potential for the emergence of a number of diseases, one of which is Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever (DHF).
Department of Health (Dinkes) Gunungkidul has taken various precautionary measures.
Head of Health Office Gunungkidul Dewi Irawaty conveyed that until now the dengue cases in her area were still relatively sloping.
“Indeed, there has been no significant increase, but we still have to be ready,” Dewi told reporters, Friday (11/12/2021).
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The public is also advised to start increasing awareness of the potential for dengue transmission.
Still, he hopes society doesn’t make it fogging as the primary prevention option.
According to the Goddess, the effect fogging only temporary.
This technique also only eradicates adult mosquitoes, but not with living larvae.
“(The larvae) continue to grow into mosquitoes, and have the potential to carry dengue fever,” he explained.
Even if fogging If needed, Dewi said it was necessary to start with Epidemiological Research (PE) by the puskesmas and local officials.
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