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TEMPO.CO, Jakarta – Widyastuti, director of the Jakarta Health Agency, suggested that every family in the capital has a jumantik mosquito larvae controllers to anticipate the nest of mosquitoes of Aedes aegypti that spreads dengue fever (DBD).
"We call for a jumantik frame in every house, "Widyastuti said in his office in central Jakarta on Monday.
The manager should also remind each family member to remain alert in case of sudden fever. The first help against dengue fever is to drink more water and take medicine.
According to Widyastuti, dengue strikes children aged 7 to 12 in the last three years, while this year the disease affects mostly children aged 14 to 15 years.
"This means that students in primary and secondary schools are the population at high risk of contracting the disease," she said.
The Jakarta administration has declared a dengue fever (DBD) in the light of the growing number of dengue cases in the capital. There were 613 cases of DBD until January 27th. In the space of four days, the number of patients increased from 370 to 370 previously to 243 on 23 January.
LANI DIANA WIJAYA
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