In Early January 2022, The Kudus Health Office Has Found 5 Cases Of Dengue Fever

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KUDUS - The Health Office (Dinkes) Kudus Regency, Central Java, recorded the number of cases of dengue hemorrhagic fever (DHF) during 2021 as many as 175 cases. The number of cases is much higher than in 2020 (40 cases).

"Meanwhile, there were three deaths in 2021 or lower than the previous year which reached five cases," said the Head of the Sub-Coordinator for the Prevention and Control of Infectious Diseases, Kudus District Health Office, Nuryanto in Kudus, Antara, Thursday, January 6.

During 2021, he said, the highest cases occurred in November reaching 26 cases, while in December 2021 there was a decline to 23 cases. For the first week of January 2022, he said, there were five cases of dengue fever reported.

He revealed that the increase in dengue cases in 2021 was due to seasonal anomalies that had an impact on the proliferation of mosquito larvae, so it must be anticipated by keeping the home and surrounding environment clean and healthy.

In addition, he said, the erratic season can also cause a person's immune system to decrease, so that when bitten by mosquitoes carrying the dengue virus, they are easily exposed because their low immunity is unable to fight the virus.

The Health Office of Kudus mobilized puskesmas to provide education on the importance of a healthy lifestyle and eradication of mosquito nests (PSN) through draining bathtubs or water reservoirs, closing water reservoirs, and burying used items that have the potential to collect rainwater.

"We are also promoting that every house has a larva monitoring interpreter (jumantik) so that each resident ensures that their house is free of mosquito larvae, especially residents whose bathrooms still use the bath tub must be checked regularly for mosquito larvae or not," he said.

According to him, efforts to eradicate DHF through PSN are quite effective, compared to other methods such as selective abatization and fumigation.

In each village, banners are also installed about anticipating dengue fever with various effective steps and efforts to prevent the spread of the disease.