Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever Patient in Jombang Dies, History of Previous Infection Raises Concerns

SURABAYA MORNING, Jombang – The child patient who died due to dengue hemorrhagic fever (DBD), had a history of being a dengue patient in 2023.

“From his history, he (K) has already had (DHF) and was treated here, about a year ago. So he once had dengue fever too, the risk of a second attack is quite serious,” said the Director of Jombang Regional Hospital. , Dr. Ma’murotus Sa’diyah, Saturday (24/2/2024).

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According to him, before he died, K (8) underwent treatment at the Jombang District Hospital and was declared dead on Friday, February 23 2024 at around 22.00 WIB.

When he was referred to Jombang Regional Hospital from another hospital on Friday 22 February 2024 at around 16.00 WIB, the condition of this child patient was very bad.

“On average, patients with dengue virus infection (IVD) or DHF die. When they were taken to the Jombang District Hospital they were already in a condition of dengue sock syndrome, DHF great 3. The condition of the patient referred was already in a rather serious condition,” explained Ma’ murotus Sa’diyah.

To anticipate a spike in cases, his party admitted that they were preparing a number of service preparations at the state-owned hospital.

“Because most of the dengue fever patients are children, for that reason we added 12 beds, and for the ICU we added 40 beds,” he said.

Beware of dengue fever, the public is asked to intensify PSN

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The Jombang District Health Service recorded that as of Saturday 24 February 2024, of the hundreds of cases of dengue virus infection (IVD), 5 patients positive for dengue hemorrhagic fever (DBD) had died.

Acting Head of the Health Service, Syaiful Anwar, said that this year’s recorded IVD cases had increased compared to last year’s 130 cases, while in 2022 there were 117 cases.

“Of the 331 IVD cases spread across all sub-districts in Jombang, the dengue fever patients who died were in the Sumobito, Peterongan, Mojoagung and Jombang sub-districts,” he explained, Thursday (22/2/2024).

Syaiful said that the increase in IVD cases, including dengue hemorrhagic fever (DBD), dengue fever (DD) and suspected dengue fever, occurred due to several factors. Among them, the increasing activity of the Aedes Aegypti mosquito which causes the dengue virus during the rainy season, then the low level of public awareness to eradicate mosquito nests (PSN) independently.

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“It is the responsibility of all of us, both the Health Department and society in general, to increase awareness of PSN. What is clear is that the mosquito larvae-free rate is still below 90 percent. This 10 percent is what causes the increase in IVD cases, and this is our basis for further optimizing PSN ,” said Syaiful.

Furthermore, there is still a need to improve people’s clean and healthy lifestyle behavior. “This is our tough task, in providing guidance and assistance in the community regarding clean and healthy lifestyles,” he said.

He appealed to the public to always be aware of the spread of diseases caused by the Aedes Aegypti mosquito.

The public is asked to keep their homes and surroundings clean, as a prevention effort

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2024-02-24 13:05:00
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