BANYUWANGI – Dengue hemorrhagic fever (DHF) is getting worse. The Health Office (Dinkes) noted that for three months 34 people had been infected with dengue.
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In January, as many as 25 people were infected with dengue fever, one of whom died. The latest data released by the Health Office shows that there are 9 residents of Kampung Melayu Village, Banyuwangi District who have also been infected with dengue.
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The high number of DHF makes the Banyuwangi Health Office continue to make prevention efforts. This effort is carried out by fogging or fumigation. “The circulation of DHF is almost evenly distributed throughout Banyuwangi Regency, in fact one person has died and several people are still being treated,” said Acting Head of the Banyuwangi Health Service (Dinkes) Amir Hidayat.
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Amir said the indication of an increase in dengue fever cases at the beginning of this year was caused by several factors. One of the triggers is the number of puddles of water during the rainy season. “Puddles of water that do not touch the ground are very conducive to mosquito nests,” he said.
Banyuwangi is a dengue endemic area. This means that every year there are cases of dengue fever in the Bumi Blambangan area, so public awareness is needed. “Fogging is one of the efforts we are doing to suppress the spread of DHF in Banyuwangi Regency,” he explained.
The Health Office hopes that the community will not only rely on fogging as a step to eradicate DHF. People must get used to living a healthy life by keeping the environment clean. “We hope that the public can carry out Gertak PSN (Mosquito Nest Eradication Simultaneous Movement) with 3M steps, namely draining, closing, and burying objects that may become mosquito nests,” Amir appealed.
The village head of Kampung Melayu Aris Krisnulfaridi said the fogging targeted people’s homes and yards that might become a breeding ground for the Aedes aegypti mosquito. “There are nine of our residents who are infected with DHF, so local residents ask for fogging in coordination with the Health Office,” he said.
Aris hopes that with this fogging effort the growth of Aedes aegypti mosquitoes can be suppressed, so that no more residents are infected with dengue. “Hopefully this is the last one, in the future we can carry out community service together to eradicate mosquito nests,” he concluded.
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