KANDANGAN – The terror of dengue hemorrhagic fever (DHF) in the rainy season which still occurs in the South Hulu Sungai (HSS) district is still emerging.
The HSS District Health Office (Dinkes) detailed that from January to February 2023, it was recorded that there were 28 cases of residents being attacked by the bite of the Aedes Aegypti mosquito.
This figure, when compared for two months in 2022, has increased. In detail, from January to February 2022 there were only two cases of dengue fever in HSS district.
Head of Public Health and Health Information System (Kesmas and SIK) HSS Health Service (Dinkes), Daru Priyanto explained that there have been 28 cases of DHF in HSS District and there have been no fatalities.
“Even though dengue cases have increased this year, no one has died,” he said when confirmed, Wednesday (15/3).
Out of a total of 28 cases of DHF from January to February caused by the bite of the Aedes Aegypti mosquito earlier this year, it attacked eight sub-districts in HSS Regency.
“The area with the most cases of DHF is in Kandangan District,” he said.
Cases of Aedes Aegypti mosquito bites this year were dominated by children and adolescents.
“16 people aged 5 to 14 years,” said Daru.
Anticipation was carried out to prevent DHF cases from spreading by issuing a circular letter (SE) to the HSS Regent Achmad Fikry number 443.4.42/108/P2P/Diskes regarding the implementation of eradicating mosquito nests (PSN) 3 M plus the one house one movement jumantik following up on a letter from the Head of Service Health of the Province of South Kalimantan number: 443.2/243-P2P/Dinkes concerning the potential for an increase in cases of dengue infection in 2023.
From the SE, efforts to prevent and control dengue disease by taking various steps. Starting from the home environment and each office, they routinely carry out PSN 3 M Plus activities once a week by draining, closing, and recycling or reusing used goods that have the potential to become breeding grounds for dengue-carrying mosquitoes.
Then plus on 3 M plus, namely by carrying out activities of sowing or dripping larvicides in water reservoirs, using mosquito coils, using mosquito nets while sleeping, keeping mosquito larvae predatory fish, planting mosquito repellent plants, adjusting light and ventilation in the house, avoiding the habit of hanging clothes inside the house, until starting to use the water shower (shower) for bathing.
Furthermore, to activate the one house one jumantik movement (Juru Monitoring Jentik), in the HSS Regency environment by coordinating with the local RT head or administrator to form a jumantik environment and jumantik coordination, form a jumantik supervisor, invite family and neighbors to become jumantik houses and monitor mosquito larvae as well as PSN 3 M plus in their respective homes.
Simultaneously move with local residents in creating larva-free areas, as well as coordinate and cooperate with the sub-district and village cleaning task force in handling PSN 3 M plus.
Aldi, a Kandangan resident, said that to prevent dengue cases, he as the head of the family routinely conducts PSN with a 3M pattern (drain, cover and bury), to eradicate the mosquito larvae that cause the disease.
“As well as implementing a clean and healthy lifestyle (PHBS),” he said. (shn)
