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Dengue fever kills 252 in Indonesia
Source: Xinhua News Agency By:Peace Journalism
AKARTA, (Xinhua via COMTEX) -
As many as 252 people have died of dengue fever in Indonesia since early this year while the number of dengue cases in the country has reached 15,005, Health Ministry spokesperson Lily S Sulistyowati said at a press conference here on Friday.
27 people died in 1,807 cases recorded across the country this month, the Antara news agency quoted the spokesperson as saying.
She said West Java saw the largest number of dengue cases, followed by Jakarta, East Java and Central Java.
Dengue fever outbreaks remained a serious threat, especially in Jakarta following the recent floods in the capital city, she said.
Because of the floods there was a significant increase in various diseases such as diarrhea and skin disorders among Jakarta city residents, she added.
A seasonal dengue fever outbreak in Indonesia has killed at least 307 people and sickened more than 20,000 others this year, health officials and local media reports said yesterday.
Health Minister Siti Fadilah Supari warned of a possible major spike in mosquito-borne dengue fever cases during the next two weeks because of torrential rains last week that flooded the capital Jakarta and two neighbouring provinces.
?Due to changeable climate conditions after recent flooding, we?re assuming that dengue fever cases will sharply increase,? Supari was quoted as saying by the Indonesian daily Koran Tempo newspaper.
She said the floods had created more small pools of fresh water, which are excellent breeding ground for the aedes aegypti mosquito.
It can transmit the dengue virus to humans through a single bite.
The Indonesian Health Ministry had declared eight of the country?s 33 provinces, including all provinces on Java Island, as high-risk because of the skyrocketing cases.
Rita Kustriastuti of the health ministry?s dengue team told Elshinta private radio that a total of 20,416 dengue fever cases were recorded in the country since January 1, with 307 people dead.
She said additional dengue fever cases were reported from, among others, Central and West Java provinces, as well as in the capital Jakarta.
Kustriastuti said health authorities would conduct a mass eradication against mosquitoes that transmit the disease in the capital Jakarta tomorrow, including a mass fogging through high-risk residential areas.
She said unless vigilance is stepped up and measures are taken to remove the environment that allows mosquitoes to thrive, we may still see more casualties falling in the coming weeks.
West Java was the worst-hit province with 86 deaths and more than 4,958 people infected.
West Java and neighbouring Banten province?s infection rates have been declared an ?extraordinary occurrence? after the number of infected people there rose sharply.
In Jakarta, nine people have died from dengue fever and more than 2,970 others have been infected.
Fatalities were also reported in Central and East Java provinces, and the provinces of West and South Kalimantan, North Sulawesi and Papua.?DPA
