Six children died in 2018 at Blitar Regency

According to Krisna Yekti, head of Blitar District Health Office for Disease Prevention, the average deceased patient was a toddler and children under 10 years old. Most of the deceased patients are treated late or have just received medical treatment after a critical period.

Overall, the Blitar District Health Unit registered 250 people infected with DH. "Data from the Blitar District Health Unit as a whole indicates that 250 people have contracted the DHF in 2018, with the number of deceased patients reaching six.This number is relatively high, with each region reducing mortality by 1%. Blitar is currently, while it has reached 2.4%, "explained Krisna Yekti, Sunday (10/28/2018).

Krisna added that six dead people were residents of Selopuro, Kademangan, Kanigoro and Garum. According to him, the Blitar District Health Unit had already predicted that the number of dengue cases in 2018 would increase compared to the previous year.

This was influenced by the endemic dengue cycle over three years that occurred in 2015 with a total of 356 people affected. This number decreased in 2016 to 308 cases. And it decreased again in 2017 to 84 cases.

"The health office has predicted that in 2018 there will be an increase in the number of dengue patients because the last three-year cycle took place in 2015," he said.

To anticipate the extraordinary incident (KLB) of dengue cases, the Blitar District Health Unit encouraged the larval surveillance movement (Jumantik). This has proven effective in reducing the number of dengue fever.

In addition, the life cycle of mosquito larvae is longer than that of adult mosquitoes. Thus, if only adult mosquitoes are killed by misting, mosquito larvae can still develop into adult mosquitoes that can spread dengue fever. Therefore, prevention by eliminating mosquito nests by maintaining environmental health and health is much more effective.

Krisna added that although there is no cure for DH, prompt treatment is the key to successful healing, even to save the lives of those who suffer from it.

"We urge the community to create the" saddle cycle "so that patients can get medical treatment quickly," he concluded. (ina / ian)