PEKANBARU – Cases of Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever (DHF) in Pekanbaru City, Riau, still exist today. The community is asked to maintain cleanliness and work together to anticipate the spread of dengue fever
From January to early November, there were 310 cases of dengue fever in the capital city of Riau Province. However, all patients have now been declared cured.
Handling DHF in Pekanbaru, Diskes will conduct an epidemiological investigation. However, it is more effective to carry out mutual cooperation in the settlements.
“We hope that the community will keep the environment clean and work together, otherwise it’s useless. Because fogging only kills adult mosquitoes,” said Head of Disease Prevention and Control (P2P) Pekanbaru City Health Office (Diskes), Hamdan, Friday (25/03). 11/2021).
Gotong royong to clean up the surrounding environment. Moreover, the season is erratic, sometimes dry, sometimes rainy season.
“When dry, the mosquito eggs don’t hatch, when they get water they immediately become larvae, they immediately become mosquitoes. The process is only a week away from hatching,” he explained. (**)
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