Jakarta: The Ministry of Health (Kemenkes) urges the public to remain alert to the potential for disease transmission hand, foot, and mouth disease (HFMD) during the homecoming and return traffic for Eid 1445 H/2024 M. This disease has a high rate of transmission, although it rarely causes serious illness.
“Human movement during homecoming trips has the potential to accelerate the spread, especially among babies and toddlers,” said Ministry of Health spokesperson M Syahril, Jakarta, Wednesday, April 10 2024.
Almost 6,500 cases of HFMD were recorded by the 13th week of 2024. Most of the cases occurred in children, and some in adults.
The most HFMD cases are on the island of Java, including West Java with 2,119 cases, Banten with 1,171 cases, DI Yogyakarta with 561 cases, and Central Java with 464 cases.
“There is an increasing trend, plus going home and long holidays, there is the potential for an increase in Singapore flu cases,” he said.
He appealed to the public to maintain health and cleanliness during homecoming trips by washing their hands with soap and running water, and implementing coughing or sneezing etiquette. Apart from that, the public is asked to avoid direct contact with infected people.
Travelers also need to maintain cleanliness in their hometowns to reduce the risk of dengue hemorrhagic fever (DHF).
“At the same time, eradicate mosquito nests in your hometown, practice good habits so you don’t get infected with dengue fever. Especially in areas where the number of dengue fever cases is high,” he said.
Because, until the 14th week of 2024 or April, there were 60,296 cases of dengue fever in Indonesia with a death rate of 455 cases. This number continues to increase from previous weeks.
The five districts/cities with the highest cases of dengue fever this year are Tangerang Regency with 2,540 cases, Bandung City with 1,741 cases, West Bandung Regency with 1,422 cases, Lebak Regency with 1,326 cases, and Depok City with 1,252 cases.
Meanwhile, the districts/cities with the highest dengue deaths in 2024 include Bandung Regency with 25 deaths, Jepara Regency with 21 deaths, Subang Regency with 18 deaths, Kendal Regency with 16 deaths, and Bogor Regency with 13 deaths.
(M. Iqbal Al Machmudi)
2024-04-10 17:01:00
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