Indonesia: 2013 Dengue cases in West Java

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Source: http://regional.kompas.com/read/2013/02/07/1445576/Pascabencana.Tasikmalaya.Siaga.Demam.Berdarah


Pascabencana, Tasikmalaya Siaga Demam Berdarah
Penulis : Kontributor Ciamis, Irwan Nugraha | Kamis, 7 Februari 2013 | 14:45 WIB


Google translation:

Disaster, Tasikmalaya Dengue Alert
Author: Contributors Ciamis, Irwan Nugraha | Thursday, February 7, 2013 | 14:45 pm

Tasikmalaya, KOMPAS.com - disaster bad weather in some parts of Tasikmalaya district, local government health authorities wary over dengue attack.

In the past month were 40 cases due to dengue fever and one patient in whom pronounced dead. "In January (2013) has recorded 40 cases of dengue fever and one five-year-old patient died Cineam dengue fever," said Sudana Machmud, head of the Field Health Service Communicable Disease Control Kabuaten Tasikmalaya on Thursday (02/07/2013) afternoon .

According Sudana, rampant infectious disease dengue fever in the district of Tasikmalaya due to landslides and floods. In addition, the disease was caused by environmental conditions were dirty and not clean. "There are two areas declared endemic districts, namely Cineam and Sukarame region," said Sudana.

Today, it still lists other districts who allegedly prone to dengue fever. Because, there are some areas that have been indicated by the spread of dengue fever prone. For example, the region in northern Tasik area, as the area Cisayong, Pagerageung, Ciawi, and Rajapolah.

"We still assess which areas are prone to have detected dengue fever mosquito," said Sudana.

The first step, further Sudana, it has made efforts to fumigation in some areas already dengue fever. In addition, educating the public about the importance of hygiene linked to halt the progression of the deadly mosquito.

"Apart from the government, people should also play an active role in breaking the chain of dengue mosquito breeding. Incidence of dengue fever in 2012 alone, there were 265 cases. This year, in January alone there were 40 cases," said Sudana.
editor:
Glori K. Wadrianto

 

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Re: Indonesia: 2013 Dengue cases in West Java

Source: http://www.beritasatu.com/riset/101012-warga-cilegon-diminta-waspadai-penyakit-dbd.html

Sabtu, 09 Maret 2013 | 03:30
Warga Cilegon Diminta Waspadai Penyakit DBD

Google translation:

Saturday, March 9, 2013 | 03:30
Citizens Asked to Beware Cilegon Dengue Disease

Cilegon, Banten - Health Office (PHO) Cilegon appealed to residents to be wary of Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever (DHF). The call is delivered, because of the possibility of 2013, a three-year cycle peak of dengue cases, as happened in 2010, with the number of cases reached 900 people, and led to 12 people in them died.

Based on data beginning in 2013, City Health Office has recorded one case Cilegon deaths from dengue fever in the District of Citangkil. Communities are required to continue to maintain the cleanliness of the neighborhood.

Head of Disease Control and Environmental Health (P2PL) Dinkes Cilegon, Ruth Purnamasari said in Cilegon there are three dengue endemic areas, the District Polumerak, Grogol and Jombang. To anticipate, it continues to optimize the dissemination of dengue to the public.

"We are intensifying socialization and appeal to the public to always be vigilant against the disease," he said in Cilegon, Friday (8/3).

Ruth said the three-year cycle due to three factors penyekait DHF include the mobilization of the population, the seasons, and behavior. Especially in densely populated areas, generally are found cases of DHF. In Pulomerak District, for example, many newcomers that dengue is high.

According to Ruth, the high number of deaths caused by the spread of dengue is caused by a lack of public knowledge on the handling of the disease early. Because, from a lot of cases, people sometimes too late to bring the patient to the hospital or to the nearest health center.

"Usually, patients who died were taken to the hospital when the platelet count was down. When it should be when subjected to high heat immediately taken to the hospital, "he said.

Chief Health Center Pulomerak, Shephi Saefullah said high rainfall in the current monsoon season, bad for public health. "In addition to skin disease caused by flooding, in March 2013 there is also a positive Peacock 5 people affected by dengue," he explained.

Author: 149/FMB

 

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Re: Indonesia: 2013 Dengue cases in West Java

Source: http://108jakarta.com/news/2013/03/...Berdarah--136-Warga-Kota-Sukabumi-Terkena-DBD

Waspada Demam Berdarah, 136 Warga Kota Sukabumi Terkena DBD
Jumat, 15 Maret 2013 14:02

Google translation:

Dengue alert, 136 Residents Affected Sukabumi DBD
Friday, March 15, 2013 14:02

108Jakarta.com - A total of 136 people were residents Sukabumi disease dengue hemorrhagic fever (DHF) in the last two months. This causes Sukabumi is still fit into dengue-endemic areas. Because, every year many cases of DHF.


"Dengue disease is always there, not knowing the season," said Head of Disease Control and Environmental Health (P2PL) Health Office (PHO), Nurlela Arsyad, told reporters on Friday (15/03/2013).


Data Sukabumi Health Office said the number of dengue cases in Sukabumi each year is quite high. In 2012 and the number of dengue cases reached as many as 962 people. Meanwhile, in 2011, residents affected by dengue patients as much as 532 people.


Head of Health Office of Disease Control Sukabumi, Jalaludin explained, PHO has made efforts to address the spread of dengue fever. Such as by holding fumigation or fogging.


(108CSR.com)

 

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Re: Indonesia: 2013 Dengue cases in West Java

Source: http://www.thejakartaglobe.com/news...ddress-possible-dengue-outbreak-in-west-java/

Health Officials Rush to Address Possible Dengue Outbreak in West Java
By Jakarta Globe on 4:52 pm October 16, 2013.

Cianjur, West Java. Hundreds of residents have been hospitalized in Cidaun subdistrict, as local health officials reported a possible outbreak of dengue fever on Wednesday.

Villagers in the Bobojong hamlet in Cidamar village have reportedly come down with high fevers and joint pain in the past week. The affected residents also exhibited red rashes ? a symptom of the dengue virus ? Cidaun Polyclinic head Ade Wahyudin said...