Kediri Regency Government: Don't Let Dengue Fever Become A New Threat Amid The COVID-19 Pandemic

Regent of Kediri Hanindhito Himawan Pramono. (Photo: Asmaul/Antara)

JAKARTA - The government of Kediri Regency, East Java, asked the public to be aware of the threat of dengue fever caused by the Aedes Aegypti mosquito following the high rainfall in recent times. the Aedes aegypti mosquito thrives. For this reason, the public must always be aware of the threat of dengue fever. "Don't let dengue fever become a new threat in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic," he said as quoted by Antara, Monday, November 15. Anticipating the spread of dengue fever. In addition, he also invites people to maintain a clean and healthy lifestyle.

Meanwhile, Acting Head of the Kediri District Health Office, Dr. Ahmad Khotib, said that the number of dengue fever cases in Kediri Regency has now reached 182 cases. Of that number, two of them have died. He admitted that currently there has been no significant increase in cases of dengue fever. However, he asked residents to be aware of the potential threat. "Indeed it has not increased now, but the potential is very high. Because last year the peak of dengue fever occurred in the rainy season," he said. villages to be active especially in this rainy season, in order to anticipate the breeding of the Aedes Aegypti mosquito. The mosquitoes cause dengue fever. "Our jumantik cadres always ask to survey homes so that no larvae grow," he said. He also invited the whole community to actively implement healthy lifestyle behaviors and implement 3M (draining, closing, and bury). This is an effort to prevent the Aedes Aegypti mosquito from breeding.