After COVID-19 And PMK, Now Dengue Outbreak Attacks Tangerang City, Hundreds Of People Exposed

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TANGERANG - Tangerang Banten City Health Office said that until June 2022, there were 331 cases of Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever (DHF), an increase compared to 2021, which was 224 cases. However, it is the public's concern for environmental cleanliness that must be increased," said Head of the Tangerang City Health Office, Dr. Dini Anggraeni in Tangerang, Wednesday, June 22. , in gutters, used tires, cans, bottles, plastic cups used for mineral water to hanging clothes. As a form of anticipation, the Health Service has sent a circular to the Camat/Lurah to increase awareness and pay attention to dengue cases in the environment. One of the efforts made is by increasing the Clean and Healthy Lifestyle (PHBS) movement, mutual cooperation in cleaning the environment, and again promoting the one house one larva monitoring interpreter (jumantik) program.

"All health centers in Tangerang City also have environmental cadres, who move together to residents' homes door to door for socialization to environmental health checks up to the house. Currently, what is being intensified is checking up to the office sector. Because of the potential for dengue fever anywhere, it can be at home, school or office," he said as quoted by Antara. He continued, if the family had symptoms of dengue fever at home, such as sudden high fever for more than two days, red spots on the skin, nosebleeds, vomiting, pain in the pit of the stomach, until the hands and feet are cold and sweaty. he said.