3 districts of the city of Bekasi are subject to the DHF

BEKASI, KOMPAS.com – The Head of Disease Prevention and Control (DSP) of the Bekasi City Health Bureau, Dezi Syukrawati, said the three regions of Bekasi City, namely the sub-districts of North Bekasi, West Bekasi and East Bekasi were the most vulnerable to dengue haemorrhagic fever.

According to Dezi, according to 2018 data, the worst cases of dengue fever recorded in the city of Bekasi are in all three regions.

"In 2018, the case concerned the sub-district of Bekasi-North, 129 cases died 1, that of West Bekasi, 107, then that of the eastern district of Bekasi, 69. Another died in the Jatiasih sub-district, "said Dezi at a meeting held Thursday at the health office of the city of Bekasi. 01.24.2019).

While in 2018, 629 dengue cases were reported in the city of Bekasi with the death of two people. The number of cases decreased compared to 2017, which recorded 699 deaths and two deaths. Meanwhile, for January 2019, the DHO has not finished summarizing the DH case data.

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Dezi explained that the three regions were declared the most vulnerable to dengue because of the high population density. In northern Bekasi, for example, new housing starts to emerge, increasing population density.

"Many areas are starting to open like new homes, Bekasi land is not mountainous, but many swampy areas are also flooded when there is dredging in residential areas." Mosquitoes may also not manage the environment well, "said Dezi.

The health office of Bekasi city also attaches to reducing the number of dengue cases, especially in the three regions. The effort was made by asking RT and RW to clean the mosquito nests at home every Saturday.

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"We are also intensively organizing the training and cultivation of anti-dengue mosquito repellents at the Bekasi city level in each sub-district," said Dezi.

It is known that the outbreak of dengue hemorrhagic fever (dengue fever) in the city of Bekasi is still safe. Given the decline in the number of dengue cases from 2017 to 2018.

Considering that, for the Jakarta region, it is included in the DHF outbreak alert category in February and March 2019.

Increased rainfall and climate change have a great influence on the development of Aedes aegypti, a mosquito that can transmit the dengue virus and cause the disease.

Based on DKI's health service data, in 2018 there were 3,362 dengue cases with one death. In January 2019, 111 cases of dengue fever were recorded.