DHF Cases In Mataram Increases, 55 Positive People, One Of Them Dies

Officers tidy up an IV injection in the hand of a baby exposed to dengue fever in Sikka Regency (ANTARA DOC)

MATARAM - The Mataram City Health Office, West Nusa Tenggara Province, recorded 55 cases of dengue hemorrhagic fever (DHF) from January 1 to 19, and one DHF patient was declared dead.

"Looking at the data, cases of dengue fever in Mataram have increased compared to December 2021, which recorded 50 cases," said Head of the Mataram City Health Office, Usman Hadi, in Mataram, as reported by Antara, Wednesday, January 19.

One DHF patient who died, he continued, was triggered by being late to a health facility and having a congenital disease.

He said that the increase in the findings of dengue cases in Mataram City was due to erratic weather changes because sometimes it was sunny in the morning and rainy in the afternoon.

"This condition triggers the emergence of mosquito larvae at every puddle point," he said.

In this regard, Usman appealed to the public to be aware of the potential increases in dengue cases during the transition season.

The community must continue to implement a clean and healthy lifestyle (PHBS), carry out the 3M plus movement (draining water tanks, closing and burying used goods), plus carrying out Mosquito Nest Eradication (PSN).

In addition, the Health Office has also distributed abate powder to the public for free through health cadres. Abate powder that is put into water reservoirs or puddles can prevent the emergence of mosquito larvae.

"We will continue to carry out fumigation or fogging activities, but focus on sub-districts whose residents are positive for dengue fever," said Usman Hadi.