DHF cases in Gunungkidul increase to 181, 2 people have died in 2022

YOGYAKARTAKOMPAS.com – District Health Office (Dinkes) GunungkidulOF Yogyakartanoted that from January to March there were 181 cases dengue hemorrhagic fever (DHF), and 2 cases died.

Head of the Section (Kasi) for the Prevention and Control of Infectious Diseases (P2PM) of the Gunungkidul Health Office, Diah Prasetyorini said, for details of the 181 cases, there were 133 cases in January, 39 cases in February and 9 cases in March.

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Of that number, two cases died.

“For those who died (due to DHF) there were 2 cases. The details were in February and March one person each and all of them were male,” Diah said when contacted by reporters Monday (21/3/2022).

He admitted that although the death rate was almost the same as in 2021, 3 people died, but in terms of the number of cases, it was lower in the same period, namely January to March.

Diah said the high number of dengue cases at the beginning of this year was due to the lack of public awareness of prevention efforts, especially the eradication of mosquito nests (PSN) and monitoring of larvae.

“DHF is more about PSN and awareness to carry out the 1 house 1 Jumantik movement,” said Diah.

Head of the Gunungkidul Health Office, Dewi Irawaty, said that her party was carrying out socialization of the PSN movement and 1 house 1 Jumantik intensively to all levels of society.

Currently, continued Dewi, what is needed is the active role of the community.

“We have intensified socialization regarding the prevention of DHF, but again the community must take an active role in preventing the spread of DHF,” said Dewi.

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