REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, CIREBON – The Health Service of Cirebon City (Dinkes), West Java, said that about 164 patients were treated at several hospitals because they were infected with dengue hemorrhagic fever (DHF) between January and April 2024.
“Of the number of cases, one patient died as a result of dengue fever,” Cirebon City Health Office Chief Dr. Siti Maria Listiawaty said in Cirebon, Monday (22/4/2024).
He gave the number of cases DBD in Cirebon City there was a significant increase in April 2024, with 81 patients added. In fact, he said, in the period January to March 2024 the total number of dengue victims in the city was about 83 patients.
According to him, the majority patients with dengue fever Those who are still receiving treatment or have been declared cured are people of productive age with an age range of 16-55 years.
“The current trend of dengue cases is increasing. “In 2023, from January to the end of April, the number will be 70 patients with four patients dying,” he said.
Siti explained that the increase in cases was caused by several things, one of which was due to weather factors that made it easier for the Aedes aegypti type mosquito to reproduce so that the population would increase in size .
The places in Cirebon City that have become the transmission points for the most dengue cases so far are Kalijaga and Majasem sub-districts.
“The level of population density and the increase in dengue fever cases are in line, and these two sub-regions have the same number of cases. “There are 23 patients,” said Siti.
He appealed to the public to immediately check themselves or their families who have dengue fever so that treatment efforts can be made as soon as possible. In addition, Siti assured that preventive measures must be taken by implementing a clean and healthy lifestyle and the Cirebon City Health Office continues to strive to reduce the number of dengue fever cases. reduce
These efforts include, for example, the elimination of mosquito nests in residential areas, such as fogging or fogging and strengthening the inspection program of one house, one larva (jumantik).
“Don’t forget that residents must also remove areas of standing water so they don’t become nests for mosquitoes,” he said.
source: Inter
2024-04-22 12:26:25
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