TRIBUNMANADO.CO.ID – Until the end of July 2022, patients with Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever (DHF) reached 189 cases, this number increased significantly from 2021 to only 185 cases.
Head of Disease Prevention and Control public health Office Northje Kaemba area when confirmed, Monday (01/07/2022) said the disease DBD caused by mosquitoes and mosquito carriers DBD life breeds in clean water through containers including used cans, plastic waste.
“The reason for the high number of cases” DBD Some of them are influenced by natural factors with climate change which tend to have the potential to breed Aedes Aygypti mosquitoes,” said the Head of the Aedes.
It is also said to reduce the number of sufferers DBD the community must do 3 M (Draining, Covering and Hoarding)
“Because the fogging only kills adult mosquitoes, but if there are larvae it will develop 2 weeks later,” explained Kaemba.
With the increase in cases DBD The technical office has taken steps to handle it, starting with tracing the potential for mosquito breeding in a number of areas.
“Even the cooperation of health facilities and the government at the village and sub-district level continues to promote community service in an effort to maintain environmental cleanliness so that there is no garbage that has the potential to become a breeding ground for mosquitoes,” he added.
He also hopes that community support in terms of maintaining environmental cleanliness is a concern and always takes precautions by using mosquito nets while sleeping and mosquito repellent to avoid dengue mosquito bites.(Nel)
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