Health Office Records 44 Dengue Fever Cases In Kendari, Spread In 6 Districts

Photo archive - Head of Kendari City Health Office, Southeast Sulawesi, Rahminingrum. (AMONG)

KENDARI - The Kendari City Health Office, Southeast Sulawesi, noted that 44 residents in the area were infected with dengue hemorrhagic fever (DHF).

The head of the Kendari City Health Office, Rahminingrum, said that currently the dengue cases in the area are spread across six sub-districts.

"Based on the data collected during the January-February 2022 period, there were 44 cases of dengue fever in Kendari City," he said when contacted by telephone in Kendari, Antara, Wednesday, March 16.

He explained that in general, cases of DHF in Kendari City have decreased in the last four years. In 2019, there were 450 cases with two deaths. In 2020 it fell to 307 cases with six deaths, and in 2021 the number of dengue cases fell to 201 with four deaths.

He asked residents to be aware of the potential for the spread of dengue fever, especially when it rains frequently, which will leave puddles or puddles of water which are potential breeding grounds for the aedes aegypti mosquito.

"If there is a flooded container, there are mosquitoes laying eggs and of course there will be new larvae, so residents must continue to be alert for dengue fever," he said.

He invited all people in the area to apply a clean and healthy lifestyle (PHBS), in order to eradicate dengue fever.

"PHBS and being willing to protect the environment and clean the house itself, both inside and outside the house are important to prevent dengue fever," he said.

In addition, he also asked the public to do 3M plus, namely draining, closing and recycling used goods which became a breeding ground for mosquitoes.