Wolbachia (HO-Ministry of Health)
JAKARTA.NIAGA.ASIA — Director General of Disease Prevention and Control of the Ministry of Health (Kemenkes) Maxi Rein Rondonuwu emphasized that there is no connection between the spread of mosquitoes ber-wolbachia with the level of mosquito ferocity Aedes aegyptithe cause of dengue fever.
According to him, the characteristics of mosquitoes Aedes aegypti In areas where Wolbachia mosquitoes have been spread or not, mosquitoes remain the same. Signs and symptoms of people affected by mosquito bites Aedes aegypti also the same, such as high fever followed by muscle aches, nausea, vomiting, headaches, nosebleeds, and bleeding gums.
“Overall the characteristics and symptoms are the same. In fact, there was no difference in the number of Aedes aegypti mosquitoes before and after wolbachia released,” said Maxi in Jakarta, Monday 1 April 2024.
To date, the distribution of mosquitoes carrying Wolbachia has been carried out in 5 cities, namely Semarang, Kupang, Bontang, Bandung and West Jakarta. The determination of these five areas takes into account readiness stakeholder and local communities.
Semarang was the first location to spread mosquitoes ber-wolbachia, followed by Bontang City and Kupang City. To date, this implementation has not been comprehensive in all regions. In the city of Semarang, the spread of mosquitoes ber-wolbachia carried out in 4 sub-districts, Bontang City in 3 sub-districts and Kupang City in 1 sub-district.
Meanwhile, in the Bandung area, mosquitoes are spreading ber-wolbachia It has only been carried out in 1 sub-district, namely Pesanggrahan, Ujung Berung District. In West Jakarta, Maxi added, mosquitoes are spreading ber-wolbachia has not yet been implemented.
This is because we are still waiting for the community’s readiness and the signing of the Memorandum of Agreement between the Provincial Government (Pemprov) of the Special Region of Jakarta and the Ministry of Health which was delayed due to a change in leadership in DKI Jakarta.
Maxi revealed that the results of joint monitoring between the Ministry of Health and the health service in the 5 cities showed that after the release of mosquito buckets ber-wolbachiamosquito concentration Temples of the Egyptians ber-wolbachia those in nature are in the range of 20 percent.
This figure, continued Maxi, is still below the percentage of Aedes aegypti mosquitoes ber-wolbachia which ideally reaches 60 percent in nature.
“After the population reaches 60 percent, the release of buckets of Wolbachia mosquitoes will be withdrawn and the results of the reduction in dengue cases will only begin to be seen after 2 years, 4 years, 10 years and so on, like the implementation carried out in Yogyakarta City,” said Maxi.
The spread of wolbachia-bearing mosquitoes has been proven effective in reducing cases of dengue fever in the city of Yogyakarta. Since it was first distributed in 2017, mosquitoes ber-wolbachia has been proven to be able to reduce the incidence rate by 77 percent dengue and 86 percent of cases of hospital admission.
Maxi said the application of mosquito technology ber-wolbachia It is guaranteed to be safe because it uses the natural Wolbachia bacteria found in insects and has gone through a long research process.
Wolbachia technology research was carried out in Yogyakarta for 12 years, namely from 2011 to 2023. This research went through 4 research stages, starting from the feasibility and safety phase (2011-2012), limited scale release phase (2013-2015), wide scale release phase (2013-2015). 2016-2020), and implementation phase (2021-2022).
In the world, the first study Application Wolbachia for Dengue Elimination (AWED) was carried out in Yogyakarta by design Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial (CRCT) which is a design of the highest standard.
In Indonesia, risk analysis was initiated by the Ministry of Research, Technology and Higher Education and the Ministry of Health’s Balitbangkes involving 20 people from various expertise. The analysis results show that the release of mosquitoes ber-wolbachia has very low risk.
“Which in the next 30 years, the chance of increased danger from spreading temples of the Egyptians ber-wolbachia can be ignored (negligible),” Maxi said.
WHO as the Vector Control Advisory Group (VCAG) in 2023 it has recommended the use of mosquitoes Aedes aegypti ber-wolbachia. VCAG is a body tasked with providing advice and guidance regarding vector control or the spread of disease by certain vectors such as mosquitoes.
Even though mosquitoes have spread ber-wolbachiaDirector General Maxi appealed to the public to complete prevention efforts by implementing Mosquito Nest Eradication (PSN) with 3M Plus.
This step can be taken by draining water reservoirs, closing water reservoirs, and recycling various items that have the potential to become breeding grounds for mosquitoes. Temples of the Egyptians which carries the dengue virus in humans.
Source : Ministry of Health | Editor : Saud Rosadi
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2024-04-02 01:02:53
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