SIBOLGA – Kliktodaynews.com|| The Sibolga city health office confirmed that there was an increase in dengue hemorrhagic fever (DHF) cases in Sibolga from September to October 2022.
The head of Disease Prevention and Control (P2P) at the Sibolga Health Office, Sri Wahyuni, said that one to two reports of children between the ages of 6 and 12 who have been infected with the dengue virus per day are recorded through the bite of the Aedes aegypti mosquito.
This case (DHF) is expected to continue to increase until early 2023, “Sri told the Sibolga health office on Thursday (20/10).
Sri said the current increase in the number of dengue fever sufferers is linked to the rainy season that recently hit the Sibolga area. In the rainy season, the population of dengue vector mosquitoes, namely Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus, increases due to the large number of breeding sites for these mosquitoes.
Therefore, he called on residents to take preventive measures by draining and closing water tanks, burying or recycling used goods that could become breeding grounds for mosquito larvae.
In fact, if there is a case of DHF, according to the SOP (Standard Operating Procedure) there will be fogging around the place where the case occurred. Additionally, the health office also has a twice-yearly routine misting program in each Kelurahan. However, it is hoped that residents must remain vigilant and always maintain a clean environment, “said Sri. (JN)
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