BANDUNG - The Bandung City Health Office (Dinkes) asked the public to find and eradicate the source of the Aedes Aegypti mosquito in order to anticipate the increase in Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever (DHF).
Head of the Bandung City Health Office, Ahyani, said that based on last month's data, dengue cases were now increasing. In November 2021 the number of dengue cases was 475, then in December 2021 there were 695 cases.
"The numbers have increased from November, but when compared to the previous year, the pattern is the same," said Ahyani in Bandung, West Java, as reported by Antara, Wednesday, January 26.
According to him, dengue fever must be anticipated not only from the virus itself, but also the community needs to anticipate the presence of the virus. One of them is the community needs to anticipate the presence of stagnant water. Because the water can be a breeding ground for mosquitoes that cause dengue fever.
"Don't let there be an opportunity for mosquitoes to breed, water reservoirs must be closed. And also monitored regularly," he said.
He also appealed to the public if they found symptoms such as fever, headache, and other symptoms, to immediately go to the local health center.
"Just go to the local health facility, to make sure it's also possible at the puskesmas, at the puskesmas there are facilities," he said.
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