Tana Toraja –
Case dengue hemorrhagic fever (DHF) in Tana . Regency Toraja, South Sulawesi (South Sulawesi) rose drastically. The increase in cases occurred in the last two months.
“As of May 2022, we have handled 148 cases of dengue fever,” said Head of the Tana Toraja Health Service, Dr. Ria Minolta Tanggo to secondsSulselTuesday (7/6/2022).
Ria revealed that the highest cases occurred in April 2022. According to the records of the Tana Toraja Health Office, there were 127 cases of DHF suffered by the community.
“The highest cases occurred in April with 127 cases, then in May 27 cases,” he said.
He conveyed, the average case of DHF suffered by children. The transmission is said to have occurred due to the weather transition period which made the Aedes aegypti mosquito spots grow very quickly.
Even so, Ria said that there were no residents who had experienced severe illness due to contracting DHF. Likewise with the victims who died.
“Children (who are infected), but there are also adults, all age groups to be precise,” said Ria.
Currently, Ria admits that her party continues to make efforts to suppress dengue cases in Tana Toraja. One way is to do regular fogging at residents’ homes.
He also appealed to the people of Tana Toraja to always maintain the cleanliness of the surrounding environment. So that mosquito spots do not breed in the neighborhood.
“Activate mosquito nest weighting (PSN). Check water reservoirs, put used clothes in closed containers, apply larvicide to water reservoirs that are difficult to drain. Then, repair drains and gutters that are not smooth, and plant mosquito repellent plants,” he explained.
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