Bandung –
Cases of dengue hemorrhagic fever (DHF) in Bandung city will increase in 2022 compared to the previous year. In 2022, DHF cases in Bandung city will reach 6,947 patients.
According to data received by detikJabar, the highest dengue cases in 2022 in Bandung city occurred in January, reaching 1,225 patients. Meanwhile, in 2021, the number of dengue cases in Bandung city will reach 177 patients in the same month.
In 2022, the number of dengue cases will show a decreasing trend every month, from the beginning to the end of the year. However, there are still more cases than in 2021.
In February 2022, DHF cases in Bandung city reached 73 patients. Then the next month it decreased. The downward trend continued, with 145 cases in November and 25 cases in December. The total reached 6,947 cases.
Meanwhile, in 2021 the total number of dengue cases in Bandung will reach 3,743 patients. The Bandung Municipal Government will also apply a new method to prevent dengue, namely by using Wolbachia bacteria. This bacterium will be implanted in the mosquito’s body, the impact of which is that the mosquito is not productive. However, the timing of the wolbachia trial has yet to be confirmed.
“We are considering the implementation of DHF prevention method, because it is stagnant, the success is low. Every year there are high cases. Then, we will instill the bacteria (Wolbachia) in the mosquitoes, so the mosquitoes are not productive and can’t transmit anymore the virus,” said the head of the health service (Dinkes). Bandung City Anhar Hadian, Thursday 1/95/2023).
Furthermore, Anhar said that applying wolbachia was a program of the Ministry of Health. Anhar admitted he is ready to hold trials.
(court/mso)
