DHF Cases In West Jakarta Still High, DKI Provincial Government Spreads Wolbachia Mosquito Again

Head of the DKI Jakarta Health Office, Ani Ruspitawati, said that the DKI Provincial Government has again released aedes aegypti mosquitoes containing bifurcate bacteria.

The spread of bisabachia mosquitoes is still focused on the roots of the West, especially Kembangan District. This is because dengue hemorrhagic fever (DHF) cases in the area are still high.

"Wolbachia now has 2 urban villages, it will be expanded to the third sub-district, in Kembangan District. Those are already in North Kembangan and North Meruya," Ani told reporters, Thursday, March 13.

From early January to March 9, 2025, the DKI Health Office recorded 1,416 cases of dengue fever. areas with the most dengue cases are in West Jakarta, with 418 cases since early 2025.

This figure is not more than 2024 in the same period, where DHF reached 1,729 cases.

"Yesterday it rose high because of 2024 the five-year cycle. So, the peak was the same in April. But if it was high, now it is still under control," explained Ani.

However, Ani emphasized that the public still needs to be aware of the transmission of dengue fever.

"In addition to settlements, offices, institutions, schools, in public places, in sports places, sometimes there are actually larvae," said Ani.

The distribution of buckets containing wolbachian mosquito eggs and feed to the homes of foster parents (OTA) of mosquitoes began on October 8, 2024.

Every two weeks, the Health Office conducts a bucket service process including refilling water, mosquito eggs and feed to ensure the program runs optimally and as expected.

Kembangan District was chosen as the first location for releasing wolbachia mosquitoes in Jakarta because they have the highest number of dengue cases in 2023 with an incident rate (incident rate/IR, namely the number of dengue cases divided by the population at the same time multiplied by 100,000 population) of 54.1 per 100,000 population.