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LAMONGAN, Kompas ? since January hinga currently the patient who died resulting from dengue fever in the Lamongan Regency, East Java, 11 people.
Officially Kesehatan recorded this year 200 more the patient who was treated in the Community Health Centre and the government hospital.
Now in Ruma Sakit Isalam (RSI) Muhamadiyah 195 patients.
The sufferer dB this time was higher disbanding last year.
In the private hospital in 2006 the patient dB up to the end of the year 245 cases was in RSU Dr Soegiri Lamongan 260 cases.
The patient dB finally that died Mohammad Firdaus (2) villagers Coral, Kecamatan Sekaran.
Paradise was reconciled from the medical clinic in Sekaran to RSI Muhammadiyah Lamongan died after several hours entered Intensive Care Unit space last Tuesday (22/5).
Paradise was one from seven patients who were treated in RSI Mumammadyah.
Till at this time six patients that most children still in treated.
Was separated Di Rumah Sakit Umum Daerah Dr Soegiri Lamongan from 10 patients who were treated, two will among them die late last week.

The death rate resulting from dengue fever in Lamongan this year was higher compared to last year, six patients died.
The division head recorded Medik RSI Muhammadiyah Lamongan Ari Kusdiyana said the patient meningal resulting from dB in RSI Muhammadiyah Lamongan nine people, in fact last year six people.
Direktr RSU Dr Soegiri Lamongan, Dr Herrry Widiyanto explained the patient dB that died in RSUD for 2007 two the person.
http://kompas.com/ver1/Kesehatan/0705/23/190920.htm
During May had 10 patients dB and still had the child's one patient who was treated.
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Indosiar.com, Makassar - the Data in the Labuang Baji Hospital, Makassar, since January till May 22, the hospital side treated 264 dengue fever patients.
From this data, only one person who died that is in April.
Moreover last April, the number of patients who was treated by as many as 58 people.
Now entered pertengan this May, already 52 people who were treated.
Although experiencing the increase in the number of patients from several months ago, but the number that died as a result of dengue fever precisely was classified as a little, that is only one person.
Because in January till April 2007, the number of dengue fever patients who died reached 18 people.
The hospital side personally acknowledged the decline in this death rate resulting from the increase in the awareness of the community would the danger of the dengue fever illness.
At this time the dengue fever patient that most were children was treated diruang the maintenance of the child that was on the floor of Ii Rumah Sakit Labuang Baji.
Generally the dengue fever patients who were treated experienced the same sign, that is experienced hot that was high and often vomited again and again.
http://news.indosiar.com/news_read.htm?id=61553
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Indosiar.com, Jakarta - The Number Of dengue fever patients disejumlah the Dengue hospital of Dengue Fever reconciliation in Jakarta began to descend.
Until the third week was in May recorded by the decline in the number of patients reached 20 % was compared the month - the month beforehand.
In the Daerah Tarakan Public Hospital, Jakarta Pusat for example the number of dengue fever patients who was treated till Thursday (24/05/07) in the afternoon numbering 91 patients who consisted of the child's 38 patients and 53 mature patients.
Till the third week in May, the number of patients who was treated here 379 patients or descended compared with April that reached 505 patients.
The number that died 3 patients.
That was significant since January till this month of the number that died dirumah was sick this 20 patients.
The head of the Keperawatan RSUD Tarakan Zuraidah Field stated the graph of the number of patients who was treated this May descended as far as 20 % was compared the previous month.
This figure was not yet classified as the decline dratis considering level - level daily still received 15 new patients.
http://news.indosiar.com/news_read.htm?id=61624
As far as this is concerned medicine supplies and the liquid as well as the additional bed still it was felt were enough to serve the requirement for the patient - the new patient, that most came from the territory Jakarta Pusat and Jakarta Barat.
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Dengue fever outbreak in Jakarta

By Dinda Jouhana, Los Angeles Times

May 25, 2007

Health authorities are warning travelers of a dengue fever outbreak in the Jakarta region. Since January, the Indonesian capital's health agency has recorded 45 deaths among the 13,107 cases of the mosquito-borne fever.

The outbreak has been declared an "extraordinary occurrence" by Jakarta Gov. Sutiyoso. The country also has been handling a continued outbreak of bird flu, which has caused 76 deaths since 2005, mostly in the provinces of West Java, Jakarta and Banten.


In other developments in the area, the Federal Aviation Administration announced recently that it had downgraded its rating of aviation safety in Indonesia because of serious concerns about the government agency that oversees civil aviation. About 120 people have died in recent months in a series of accidents and serious incidents in Indonesia.

For more information: ww.faa.gov/safety/programs_initiatives/oversight/iasa .

http://travel.latimes.com/articles/la-trw-jakarta25may25

 

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May 25th 2007 ; 4:12:50 PM
20 deceased dengue fever patients in South Jakarta

BeritaJakarta.com According the data from South Jakarta Dept. of Health, since January up to May 25, 2007, there have been 5,700 dengue fever cases with 20 patients deceased. ?So far, South Jakarta is in the 1st place of the highest number of dengue fever cases in Jakarta,? said the Head of South Jakarta Dept. of Health, Togi Asman Sinaga, to the press on Friday (25/5).

However, Sinaga added that the cases decreased in May compared to in April. Up to May 21, there are 754 cases, while in the same period last month; there were 1,445 dengue fever cases. ?Therefore, I hope local citizens keep doing Pemberantasan Sarang Nyamuk (PSN) once a week besides fogging,? added Sinaga.

Meanwhile, the Public Relation of Fatmawati hospital, Ina, said that there are 6 deceased dengue fever patients in Fatmawati hospital up to May 21, 2007. 5 of the deceased are Sarka (27) lived in Cilandak, Rahmat (7) lived in Pondok Labu, Dila Affiani (11) lived in Gandaria, Junita (10) and Andri (18) lived in Pamulang. ?There has been a decrease in dengue fever case today compared yesterday. There are 118 hospitalized patients, while yesterday were 124 hospitalized patients,? finished Ina.:tiphat:
http://www.beritajakarta.com/english/NewsView.asp?ID=6363

 

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treyfish, that's some mosquito you posted above.

Dengue fever in Jakarta Menurun
on Sunday, 27/05/2007
Excerpt:

Jakarta (SINDO) ? Jumlah the case of dengue fever dengue fever (DBD) in Jakarta has begun to descend.
That was proven from the number of patients who entered 17 hospitals in Jakarta that continued to decrease.
The Dinas Kesehatan data (Dinkes) the Special Capital District of Jakarta recorded, till at this time the patient DBD just that entered every day reached 190 people.
This number tended to descend from the month beforehand that achieved the figure 330 people per the day.
According to the Representative of the Head of Dinkes Special Capital District OF Jakarta Salimar Salim, the fluctuation in the DBD case tended naikturun till today.
??Dari the report that was received by us, till at this time the DBD case in the Special Capital District of Jakarta reached 2,600 sufferers DBD.Angka this has descended compared with April that reached 5.113,? said Salimar, struck 08,00 WIB, this morning.
Despite this, Dinkes Special Capital District OF Jakarta still could not conclude this figure reduced the Jakarta status from the extraordinary incident (KLB) to was on the alert.
Only, the decision could be taken at the end of this May.
http://www.seputar-indonesia.com/edisicetak/nasional-sore/demam-berdarah-di-jakarta-menurun.html

 

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On Sunday, May 27 2007
DBD the Mojokerto Regency entered KLB

The sufferer died Bertambah
Mojokerto - the rainy Season that began to be stopping later finally, did not yet withdraw the spreading of Aides mosquitoes aigepty in the Mojokerto Regency.
In a last week, still had several sufferers of dengue fever dengue fever (DBD) that underwent the intensive maintenance in several hospitals.
Recorded had 7 sufferers was treated in RS private enterprise and 8 sufferers were treated in RS the government.
"Beforehand, this DBD attack could descend."
But, in April-this May his case again increased, so must continue to be guarded against, explained Section Head Kesehatan of the Mojokerto Regency Dr Noer Windijantoro.
The increase came back the number of sufferers DBD positive this made the status of the Extraordinary incident (KLB) again was alerted.
In April an amount 90 patients were treated resulting from the illness of DBD. Selain his spreading that was increasingly complex with the comprehensive dwelling target, the critical sufferer who was pointed in the death then even more.
More: http://www.jawapos.co.id/index.php?act=detail_radar&id=162706&c=109
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Casualties DBD Tewas in Yogyakarta Bertambah

Bantul, Kompas ? dengue fever Dengue Fever again claimed fatalities, that is Melvin Zogi (6) the resident Jatimulyo, Dlingo, of Bantul, in Yogyakarta.
Recorded by ten people died in Bantul resulting from these infectious diseases.
According to the Staff Sub- Dinas Pemberantasan and the Prevention of infectious diseases (P2PM) the Service of Kesehatan Bantul Bintarto casualties Melvin died in the maintenance period in the Hospital (RS) Panti Rapih Yogyakarta, last Wednesday (23/5).
Two the previous day, Melvin could be treated in a clinic in Wonosari, Gunung Kidul.
?Korban died in fasa dengue fever shock syndrome (DSS), that is the transition from dengue fever hemorrhagic fever (DHF), or the serious fever, that headed the criticalness.
Could be casualties late ditangani,? said Bintarto, on Monday.
The case of Melvin's death was the tenth case that happened in Bantul since January 2007.
While the number of sufferers DBD has reached 381 people.
According to the Head of the Sub- Service P2PM the Bantul Health Service of Maya Sintowati the Standard this number was quite startling, because almost approached the total sufferer DBD the year beforehand.
During 2006, was recorded by 498 residents terjangkit DBD, and the number of casualties died totalling six people.
?Secara the theory, the rise in the number of sufferers and casualties died this was part of the DBD cycle trip each ten years very much.
The peak of the cycle will personally happen in the year 2008,? clear Maya.
So, Maya added Regional Government Bantul prepared several steps in anticipation.
Several of the him was to speed up the socialisation of the healthy and preceptive life towards the DBD sign to the community.
Was based on the evaluation of the service, the main cause of the death of the patient DBD was because late was handled.
The resident often postponed his inspection of the family's member that showed the DBD sign like the fever and the weakening of the condition for the body.
http://kompas.com/
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During 2006, was recorded by 498 residents terjangkit DBD, and the number of casualties died totalling six people.

That would be a CFR of 1.2% for DBD in 2006. So far since the first of the year 10 people have died in Bantul out of 381, a CFR of 2.6% or already twice last year's rate. The CFR for DBD needs to be watched carefully in case some bird flu victims are inaccurately diagnosed as DBD.

 

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Dengue in Tangerang

http://www.antara.co.id/arc/2007/5/29/pasien-dbd-di-tangerang-terus-bertambah-rsud-penuh/

The DBD patient in Tangerang Terus Bertambah, RSUD Penuh
Tangerang (Antara News) ?

the Patient deman bloody dengue fever (DBD) in the Daerah Public Hospital (RSUD) Tangerang, Banten, continued to improve in a last week, in fact several patients were forced to be treated in the path because of the limitations of space in the hospital.

from Antara observation in RSUD Tangerang, on Tuesday, all the bed has in Seruni pavilion space been full was occupied by the patient DBD so as some others were treated in the founded path the case.

the patient DBD that is treated in this hospital now reached 62 people.

especially in the Seruni pavilion as many as 45 patients must experience the medical maintenance intensively and they most got the infusion of blood as well as food for children.

the pre-school patients, the majority got the colleague of parents or their family for 24 hours so that could facilitate for the service and help of the maintenance.

to help the maintenance, then the RSUD side increased the medical staff that originally only six people were increased to eight nurses so that the service becomes better.

in the meantime, the Head of the Catatan Medis Installation and Pelaporan RSUD Tangerang, Tety Mustika said at this time the number of patients DBD continued to improve drastically that came from various areas in this territory including from the north coastal region (Pantai Utara) Tangerang.

however just as his side will carry out anticipation towards the patient's increase drastically by providing hall space on the floor of two RSUD biggest in this area.

in the side's note of RSUD Tangerang since January 2007 till at this time was recorded by as many as 1,741 patients and that died totalling 15 people from being varied the age.

whereas the most patient died in February 2007 then namely five people from 408 patients who got the maintenance.

although in April as the peak of the proliferation of mosquitoes aydes agepty, that was regarded as the animal penular the DBD illness but the patient who was treated by as many as 302 people.

 

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Dengue in East Kalimantan

http://www.metrobalikpapan.co.id/berita/index.asp?IDKategori=64&id=77473

The community was asked to clarify the Fogging Procedure.
DKK Hanya Semprot Daerah that was Positive DBD.

BALIKPAPAN?Langkah preventive that was carried out by the community to guard against the spreading and the eradication of Dengue Dengue Fever mosquitoes (DBD) with did fogging focus in a self-supporting manner or private enterprise's side was hoped for clear his procedure.

?Karena at this time many of private enterprise's sides or the agency in the community that carry out fogging focus, despite in this area was not yet found by the positive case of the illness DBD,? said Section Head Kesehatan of the City (DKK), drg Hj Dyah Muryani to Metro, yesterday.

He admitted, the implementation fogging that was spread out by the community in order to anticipate the spread of the DBD illness and combat Aedes Aygipti mosquitoes, must follow the condition for the implementation fogging this.

?Karena if DKK did fogging, definitely in this area must have the positive DBD case that had the certificate from the hospital, and was carried out by the official who was trained, especially in mixing the fuel and insecticide that ada,? he said.

Because, in pencampuran this might not be carried out at random, if his chemical was abundant could cause the effect, whereas if definitely can not kill these mosquitoes.

And if having private enterprise's side that will do fogging in the community, definitely must have the recommendation from DKK, as well as the recommendation pest control.

?Untuk so, we also made an effort to begin to control private enterprise's side that did fogging was not in accordance with permission and the provisions that berlaku,? more Dyah.

And the effectiveness fogging that was carried out, could kill mosquitoes in the area 200 square metre, and before fogging minimal gave information to DKK or the closest Community Health Centre.

In the meantime, from results of discussions in coffee morning in the town hall, yesterday, was named although experiencing the decline in the case of Dengue Dengue Fever in the fourth week this May was compared from the month beforehand, that is from 135 cases became 125 DBD cases.

However the DBD death rate till the fourth week this May still was staying high with the figure 4 deaths, whereas the month beforehand only 3 deaths.

It was for that purpose, the government side of the Balikpapan city was not henti him appealed to the community to guard against the DBD illness.

?Ini continued to have to be responded to serious by the community that DBD still could menyebar,? revealed Sukaryanto came back.

he added the DBD problem was one of the subjects of discussion in the meeting coffee morning this, and eventually DKK also will continue to carry out steps in the socialisation and the DBD eradication like with fumigation or fogging.

?Tapi the resident continued to have to maintain the surrounding environment, in order to do not have the pool of water that became the place of breeding mosquitoes.

Or in other words continue to carry out 3M (Bury {Mengbur}, Menguras, and Close{Menutup}) ,? Sukaryanto words.

 

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This is another story about an overcapacity hospital. It seems that their emergency room is overloaded, also.

http://kompas.com/ver1/Nusantara/0705/29/165154.htm

RSUP was overwhelmed HANDLE...RSUP ALERT in the NYEPI DAY - queue could space inap in RSUP, IRD was filled pasien

The report on the Kompas Reporter Beautiful Sulistyowati

Denpasar, Kompas- since the last three months, the Pusat Public Hospital (RSUP) Sanglah was with the patient. Each day, the serious agency the emergency (IRD) received the patient at least 300 people. Now the patient who was ascertained treated inap {stay overnight} was forced to be treated dilorong that was not far from space of IRD. Para Sebagian Beadj Besar the patient demem bloody dengue fever and the internal disease.

?Suami {husband} I was sick diabetes. Already since Monday afternoon till now did not yet get the room. So be treated in this path. I was not possible to move to the other hospital because of the card Health Insurance-nya,? the Made Ranti complaint (55), the Denpasar resident, on Tuesday (29/5).

Because the patient arrived, RSUP Sanglah could not maximal served the patient. They who were treated in the lined-up path memanjang with the infusion liquid was hung to the wall. The patient was forced to use the bed for the operation or was mentioned brangkat.

Moreover, the bed in IRD also has been full and the lack so as took from restoration space of the operation or operasi.Alasan him, the hospital side has been overwhelmed overcame the patient. As being reported, the patient treated inap from January 2007 then RSUP Sanglah was forced to use again the second-hand bed that has in stored.

As many as 44 second-hand beds were made again function although being not yet improved perfect like without the wheel, was rusty, or has been old. The patient who filled RSUP Sanglah highest from February 2007 to yesterday was dengue fever dengue fever (DBD). Each day the hospital received at least 20 patients DBD. Sekarang has reached 151 patients DBD was treating inap and most aged mature. The patient DBD died has reached nine people.

The patients were not completely treated in the room. They were forced to be treated in the hospital path. Moreover, not few the prospective patients who failed spent the night because of must be waiting more than three hours to get space inap.?Saya must be waiting long to receive the maintenance inap. In fact I have been sick and was stated DBD,? said Doni (29).

The RSUP Sanglah capacity still 669 patients treated inap. Now at this time, the patient was recorded already 713 people. Moreover, RSUP Sanglah became the big reconciliation hospital for the Balinese territory and Nusa Tenggara

The plan is, RSUP Sanglah built and increased the room and the medical staff as far as 800 rooms. This in order to increases the quantity and the quality of the service. The budget that was put forward with a value of Rp 2 billion of the budgets of the area. This development already including widening the motor vehicles parking lot.

 

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On Tuesday, May 29 2007

Late was brought to RS, Miss was DBD casualties
CIMAHI -- Late was run off with to the hospital, a child became casualties of dengue fever dengue fever (DBD).
Miss Retni (6 years), the couple's child Aup (40) and the Karsiah Lamp (36), the resident of the Village of Rancamalang RT 04/10 the Village/the Margaasih Subdistrict, the Bandung Regency, died resulting from DBD.
Casualties were late carried to the hospital.
In fact, his condition has been very serious, said the maintenance staff of the Public Hospital (RSU) Cibabat, Leni Taryanti S Kes, on Monday (28/5).
From the data recorded the medic RSU Cibabat, Leni explained, Miss Retni was carried to RSU Cibabat on Friday (25/5) already in the serious condition with the status of dengue fever shock syndrom (DSS).
Therefore, said he, Miss Retni was at once treated in Intensive Care Unit space.
Aup, the father Miss Retni, said Leni, was treated in the III classroom the D RSU Cibabat building the reason was attacked by the same illness.
However the Aup condition was not yet as serious as Miss Retni.
After 'through the intensive maintenance, Miss Retni died to Ahad (27/5) in the morning', said he explained.
According to Leni, the DSS status, like that was experienced by Miss Retni, was the status was most serious for the sufferer DBD. Pasalnya, apart from trombosit his blood that not all that, the DBD sufferer with the DSS status also experienced shock.

Moreover, continued Leni, the sufferer DBD that already in the DSS status always did not experience hot or the fever.
All over the 'body, especially the part foot precisely will be felt cold if the sufferer DBD has entered the DSS category', said he.
The similar condition was experienced by casualties during the first time being run off with to RSU Cibabat.
Necessarily, said Leni, casualties's family had brought Miss Retni since the beginning.
Therefore, said he, the handling could against casualties be faster.
Although the 'body was felt hot, or very cold, the family must fast brought the patient to RS with the view that casualties suffered DBD', said Leni.
Only, continued he, to ascertain him was needed by the inspection in the laboratory in RS.
http://www.republika.co.id/koran_detail.asp?id=294730&kat_id=89

 

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The DBD sufferer in RS Tarakan Belum Berkurang
Indosiar.com, Jakarta - the Plague of dengue fever in Jakarta up until this fifth month was still worrying.
According to the Section Head Keperawatan Rumah Sakit Tarakan Jakarta Pusat Dwi Sulistyowati on Tuesday (29/05/07) the number of dengue fever patients has in the Tarakan Hospital shown the reduction in the number of patients became 80 people.
Although the previous day still was recorded by 99 sufferers of dengue fever dengue fever.
Although today entered 4 new patients, 19 patients have for a long time been stated recovered and was permitted to come home.
In the meantime from results of observation of the Team of Indosiar Coverage of several patients still occupied maintenance spaces on the second floor and 3.
However most of the patients were treated in the class 3 hospitals including being placed in the fold bed.
The number of mature patients was still dominating maintenance spaces compared to children's patient.
Till today the Special Capital District Regional Government does not yet reduce the status of the Luar Biasa Incident (KLB) after almost 2 plague months of dengue fever haunted some inhabitants.
http://news.indosiar.com/news_read.htm?id=61705

 

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Emerge five new villages terjangkit DBD in Banjarnegara

Banjarnegara, Kompas -- totalling five villages, was not far from the centre of the Banjarnegara city, began to become the new place of the spreading of dengue fever dengue fever (DBD) in the Banjarnegara Regency, Central Java.
That followed the discovery of eight people in the five villages terjangkit DBD.

Beforehand in the five villages that consisted of the Kuta Village the Series, Sokanandi, Parakan Canggah, Krandekan, and Semarang, that had not been found by a single one of his resident that terjangkit DBD.
Section Head the Banjarnegara Health Dr HM Yusrie Husain, on Wednesday (30/5) said, the findings made his side increase the status of the extraordinary incident or KLB against the DBD spreading in Banjarnegara.
?Kelima this village really just terjangkit DBD. Para his sufferer was then original terjangkit DBD from mosquitoes that roamed about in the village.
His spread not was caused from the place lain,? he explained.
http://kompas.com/ver1/Kesehatan/0705/30/190202.htm

 

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The patient DBD Meningkat
Ciamis, (HOMEWORK).
- totalling six villagers Cigembor, Kec.
Ciamis was attacked by dengue fever dengue fever (DBD).
Anticipated increased many illness sufferers who were spread through the mosquitoes bite aedes aegypti that, the Kesehatan Kab Service.
Ciamis at once intervened carried out the precaution.
Among them, with fumigation or fogging.
In time for the last week at least had three patients DBD that was treated in the Jewel hospital Ms.
The three patients namely Elan (48) the resident Cigembor, Kristina (29), and Ani.
Elan that was treated since Friday (25/5) were stated positive, whereas two other still in the status suspect.
Elan that was accompanied by his family, said, two weeks beforehand, two residents around the Elan house personally in RT 03 RW 03 Cigembor, namely Iyan and Dase also were attacked by DBD. Kemudian H. Eri, Risma and Maman also was affected by DBD.

In the meantime, the executive the Program of Pemberantasan DBD Dinas Kesehatan Ciamis, Ayat Hidayat, on Sunday (3/6), said, the DBD sufferer since the month January-May, was recorded had 299 people, 39 among them May.
They were treated in RSU Ciamis, RSU Banjar, RS Permata Ms, and RS Mitra Idaman.
Revealed, the number of sufferers DBD in 2007 more dibandingan with 2006 that only was recorded by 263 sufferers.
"Seen from his figure until this has more often been compared by the DBD sufferer during 2006."
So this 2007 had the drastic increase in the sufferer DBD, he said.
Anticipated increasingly spread him this illness, his side also carried out fumigation.
The activity was not only carried out in Cigembor, but also the other territory that had the big potential for the existence of the DBD case.
http://www.pikiran-rakyat.com/cetak/2007/062007/04/0316.htm

 

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Jakarta to ease dengue alert

JAKARTA: The health agency wants Governor Sutiyoso this week to reduce Jakarta's dengue fever status from "extraordinary occurrence" to "alert status".

The number of patients and death cases are decreasing," the agency's deputy head Salimar Salim said Sunday.

"The number of cases in May reached 4,189 with nine death tolls -- which is less than our prediction of 4,291 cases."

In April, the agency recorded 5,113 patients and 11 deaths, prompting the city to declare the "extraordinary occurrence" stage.

There was also a sharp rise in the number of cases in the first four months of this year.

Under the special condition, the city administration held massive fumigation projects and drafted a regulation sanctioning home and building owners found with Aedes aegypti mosquito larva around their premises.

According to city secretary Ritola Tasmaya, it would be more effective to hand out fines every time Aedes Aegypti larva are found in a building or home.

But to implement the regulation the administration would need to educate people on how to identify the larva first, he said. -- JP

http://www.thejakartapost.com/detailcity.asp?fileid=20070604.C16&irec=7

 

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Jakartans to be taught how to adapt to climate change

Adianto P. Simamora, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta

The Indonesian Red Cross (PMI) is set to run campaigns in various areas in the capital to inform residents about how to deal with risks associated with climate change.

The PMI's head of Disaster Management, Arifin Muh. Hadi, said at least 40,000 Jakartans will take part in the initial stages of the climate change adaptation program.

"We want to boost the community's awareness about climate change and encourage people to be prepared for and adapt to the extreme changes that are expected," Arifin told The Jakarta Post on Saturday.

The community-based disaster preparedness project will be conducted in Kampung China, Kampung Melayu and Cawang in East Jakarta and in Rawa Buaya in West Jakarta next month.

These areas are among the city's most vulnerable locations during the city's annual floods.

He said the PMI will integrate climate change adaptation methods into disaster preparedness and risk reduction through empowering communities to use their own skills.

"We are deeply concerned about climate change because it is really happening. It makes extreme weather conditions such as floods, droughts, typhoons and water-borne diseases more common," he said.

He said 53 percent, or 1,429, of the natural disasters to have occurred across the country in the last two years were climate-hydrological related disasters.

"The sharp increase in dengue fever cases reported in the capital is also most likely due to climate change," he said.

PMI Jakarta encountered blood storage shortages early this year due to an unexpected surge in demand for blood due to dengue fever.

"We will teach communities in simple and practical ways how to adapt to the increasing risk of disease. For example, we will encourage people to put fish in ponds to reduce the amount of mosquito larvae," he said.

Arifin said the PMI will also educate communities on how to minimize the impact of the city's annual floods.

Climate change is currently one of the most crucial environmental threats to low-lying areas such as those in Northern Jakarta situated below sea level.

Experts have predicted that human-induced climate change will contribute to a rise in sea level due to earth's temperature rising, which will in turn lengthen drought periods.

However, the Jakarta administration is yet to take action to raise public awareness on how to adapt to climate change, largely due to a lack of resources.

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), the world's top authority on the issue, has called on world leaders to take adaptive measures.

Such measures include limiting new buildings along threatened coastlines, building corridors to allow threatened species to migrate and improving water conservation.

The panel said disaster preparedness and health care systems should be improved to reduce the vulnerability of developing nations due to climate change.

http://www.thejakartapost.com/detailcity.asp?fileid=20070604.C10&irec=1

 

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Re: Dengue in Indonesia

Indosiar.com, Jakarta - the Plague of dengue fever in Jakarta up until this fifth month was still worrying.
According to the Section Head Keperawatan Rumah Sakit Tarakan Jakarta Pusat Dwi Sulistyowati on Tuesday (29/05/07) the number of dengue fever patients has in the Tarakan Hospital shown the reduction in the number of patients became 80 people.
Although the previous day still was recorded by 99 sufferers of dengue fever dengue fever.
Although today entered 4 new patients, 19 patients have for a long time been stated recovered and was permitted to come home.
In the meantime from results of observation of the Team of Indosiar Coverage of several patients still occupied maintenance spaces on the second floor and 3.
However most of the patients were treated in the class 3 hospitals including being placed in the fold bed.
The number of mature patients was still dominating maintenance spaces compared to children's patient.
Till today the Special Capital District Regional Government does not yet reduce the status of the Luar Biasa Incident (KLB) after almost 2 plague months of dengue fever haunted some inhabitants.
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[Gert van der Hoek]

Re: Dengue in Indonesia

230 DBD sufferers in Central Java Died During January-Mei

Semarang (Antara News) - An Amount 230 sufferers of dengue fever dengue fever (DBD) in Central Java during January-May 2007 died so as the community was asked for mewasadai the illness that was caused by the mosquitoes bite "aedes aegypti" that.

"The number of DBD illness sufferers who died during January-May 2007 more often was compared January-May 2006 that only 217 people so as the community must be on the alert, the" Kesehatan" Service headword (Dinkes) Central Java, Dr. Hartanto, in Semarang, on Friday.

Tren the case of the DBD illness sufferer in Central Java every month tended fluctuating, namely January 2007 totalling 2,063 cases, in February 2007 (3,514 cases), in March 2007 (2,241 cases), in April 2007 (1,936 cases), and in May 2007 (962 cases).

Despite the DBD case in Central Java every month fluctuating, he said, if being seen from the total death number of the sufferer in January-May 2007 tended to increase was compared January-May 2006 so as to have to to become attention of all the sides.

"Masyakarat might not careless guarded against the DBD illness, because of DBD did not know the season."

The DBD illness attack could happen in the rain season and dry.
The community must be careful, he said.

The step was most effective to overcome the DBD illness attack, he said, through the eradication of the mosquitoes nest (PSN) through the movement 3M, that is cleaned, closed, and buried second-hand things that could become the nest pinched mosquitoes.

Without having the awareness from the community to motivate PSN in his environment was their respective, he said, the eradication of the DBD illness that tended to spread every year can be not overcome.

Hartanto said, almost all the regencies/the city in Central Java currently is infected by the DBD illness, because this illness did not know the territory limit.

"We asked for the health rank in the area to monitor serious this illness," he said.

The PSN movement was carried out beginning with the household continuously, together, and was continous.

If in the house was gotten pinched mosquitoes aedes aegypti meant the family and the neighbour was threatened by the spread of the DBD illness.

These mosquitoes had the behaviour of the healthy life in the place of clear water that will breed in the period 7 day-10 the day, if being not cleaned the increase in the number of mosquitoes will happen and if having the case infektif DBD akant fast spread.

The eradication of the DBD illness was really influenced by social circle participation to stop the spread of mosquitoes aedes aegypti through the continuous mass movement minimal a week very much, he said.
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