DHF Cases In Sukabumi Increase Along With COVID-19 Cases

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SUKABUMI - The Health Office of Sukabumi City, West Java noted that since the beginning of 2022, cases of residents infected with dengue hemorrhagic fever (DHF) have increased along with the increase in the number of cases of residents who are confirmed positive for COVID-19.

"So far, there have been 39 residents of Sukabumi City who have contracted dengue, even if compared to December 2021, the increase is quite drastic," said Head of Public Health of Sukabumi City Wahyu Handriana in Sukabumi, as reported by Antara, Friday, January 28.

According to Wahyu, the increase in dengue cases is influenced by weather factors, where in January the dry season begins, although Sukabumi City still often rains, so there are lots of puddles in residential areas which are used as breeding grounds for Aedes Aegipty and Aedes Albopictus mosquitoes.

In fact, the increasing number of cases of the spread of dengue fever is in line with COVID-19 cases which have started to creep up since the beginning of the year, although there has not been a spike in new cases of residents confirmed by this deadly virus.

According to data from the Sukabumi City COVID-19 Handling Acceleration Task Force as of Thursday, January 27, the total number of positive COVID-19 patients was 10 people, an increase of three patients from the previous day or Wednesday, January 26. Of the 10 patients, three of them have been declared cured.

"To prevent the spread of dengue fever in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, the key is to always implement clean and healthy living behaviors, starting from cleaning stagnant water, closing or burying items that can be used as breeding grounds for mosquitoes and others," he added. Disease Prevention and Control (P2P) Sukabumi City Health Office Lulis Delawati said that compared to the same period in January 2021 the number of DHF patients was 23 people, and January 2022 was 39 people.

Although there has been a surge in people infected with dengue fever, so far there have been no reports of patients dying. For prevention, the community is at the forefront, starting from eradicating mosquito nests, cleaning the environment to other anticipations.

The Sukabumi City Government does not remain silent in suppressing the spread of dengue cases, starting from eradicating mosquito nests, education to the Mayor of Sukabumi Achmad Fahmi issuing a Circular (SE) in an effort to prevent and control dengue by strengthening the implementation of the one house one jumantik movement or larva monitoring interpreter. (G1R1J).