Regent Ikfina Takes Action to Prevent Dengue Fever Outbreak in Mojokerto Regency

Government of Mojokerto Regency, Bhirawa.

The Governor of Mojokerto, Ikfina Fahmawati, said that the cases of dengue fever in the Mojokerto area is indeed an endemic cycle that is the same every year, the cycle will increase in the rainy season, especially last March The rain was still very heavy, so the issues are increasing.

However, since the increase this year is higher than 2 years ago, we have to act quickly by making heavy fog throughout the area and moving Jumantik officials to monitor residents from house to house to a house These were among the important points expressed by Regent Ikfina when directly observing the implementation of Fogging by Forkopimda in Sumber Tanggul Village, Mojosari District, on Tuesday afternoon (23/4).

Ikfina also said, Endemic itself is a disease that affects an area or group of people. An endemic is a condition or occurrence of a disease that is persistent or the disease that is common in a particular population or geographic area. In Indonesia, malaria and dengue fever are endemics. “For this reason, the main objective of the massive smoke and surrender of Jumantik volunteers is to prevent endemic dengue fever in Bumai Majapahit,” he explained.

The measures taken by the Government of Mojokerto Regency are not only focused on smoke, because smoke is only effective to kill adult mosquitoes, and to kill mosquito larvae and their eggs, it uses cheap – liked Jumantik which is under the auspices of Mojokerto District Health Service. to monitor mosquito larvae from house to house.

“For the past few days, preparations have been made at the same time to make fog to kill adult mosquitoes, on the other hand, we are moving the Jumantik so that we can make efforts to eliminate to mosquitoes in the egg or larval state,” he said. explained.

In addition, the main person in the government of Mojokerto Regency also explained that the measures he was taking so that there would not be an extraordinary event in Mojokerto Regency (KLB) endemic to dengue fever.

“With this we will be able to expect, this is a real measure to prevent an outbreak, because in fact compared to other cities or areas, Mojokerto Regency does not have a high number ,” he concluded.

Based on field observations, it appeared that representatives of the Mojokerto Police and KODIM 0815 Mojokerto, the Mojokerto District Health Service as the initiator, the sub-district head together with Forkopimca Mojosari, Sumbertanggul Village Head and volunteer Jumantik were present and cooperating in the fog. in the village of Sumbertanggul.[min.ca]