Cycle 6 Annual Cases of DENGUE fever in Kulonprogo Predicted Soaring in 2022!

This prediction is based on the results of the analysis of the Department of health (Health) Kulon Progo. In the analysis, it is mentioned that each period of 6 years there will be a surge in DENGUE cases in the district nicknamed Earth Binangun such.

This cycle started in 2010. At that time, the number of DENGUE cases reached 472 cases per year. Then the following years the number of cases of sloping and rising again the next 6 years, which in 2016 reached 381 cases. As for the in 2022 this is the 6th year.

"The Data that we collect since 2010, which at the time was the number of cases reached the 400, then the following years to decrease. Subsequently increased again in 2016 reached 300 cases, or the highest compared to the previous 5 years," said the Head of the Field of Disease Control and Prevention (P2P) Department of health (Health), Kulon Progo, Rina Nuryati, in a press conference at the Office of Health office of Kulon Progo regency, Tuesday (18/1/2022).

"Well this year is the 6th year since 2016, so that our predictions this year the number of the case is soaring. Therefore we need to be prepared to face the cycle 6 of this year" he added.

Rina reveal a surge in DENGUE cases 2022've seen since the beginning of this month. Up to week 2 of January there have been 116 cases with 39 of whom were treated at a hospital.

This number is relatively high since it is recorded only in periods of less than a month. Thus even if compared with the 3 years previous. In 2019 for example, the number of DENGUE cases during the year reached 194 cases with 0 deaths. Then in 2020 there are 316 cases with 3 deaths and 2021 there were 213 cases with 6 deaths.

"Well so our focus is how to reduce the number of cases and deaths that trend, ride it," said Rina.

Rina called a surge in cases this hand in hand with the weather conditions of rain that was sweeping Kulon Progo since October 2021 ago. "The weather is quite specify yes, because since October, to this day kan rain, then the case will also continue to grow," he said.

Recognising that the region that is most widely found in the case of DENGUE, Rina mention there are 3 kapanewon, namely Wates, Sentolo and Compassionate. The cause is due to three kapanewon it is a densely populated area.

"From our records there are 3 kapanewon most cases, that Wates, Sentolo and Compassionate. This is because the population of its citizens a lot, and settlements solid, while the right distance to fly a mosquito causes DENGUE fever that's as far as 200 meters, so easily transmitted. Different if for example in Samigaluh that the distance between the far," he said.

Found in the same location, the Head of the Field of Health Services, the Health office of Kulon Progo regency, Eco Damayanti said that efforts to anticipate a surge in DENGUE cases continue to be made Pho. Including by increasing the capacity of the detection or diagnosis of the case which leads to the disease.

"Our handling that increase the capacity of detection of the diagnosis, because the standard diagnosis of DENGUE wear NS1 or examination of antibodies. To NS1 has been distributed to all health care facilities," he said.

In addition it also increased the knowledge related to DENGUE fever to the doctor. This is necessary so that the doctor can quickly diagnose a disease that could potentially DENGUE.

"For the layout done update the knowledge of the doctor, because these symptoms (DHF) are not specific, especially now there is covid. Well the symptoms (DBD) right is almost the same with covid, one of them a high fever," he said.

In terms of medical treatment, Health office of Kulon Progo also increased the capacity of hospital referral of cases of DENGUE fever. A hospital that could handle this case should have the ICU and it's usually for a type c hospital.

"Well for this we improve networking referral from RS type D to type C, such as for example RS Nyi Ageng Serang Sentolo," he explained.

In addition, the Health department said Eko also intensify the movement of mosquito nest eradication or Bullying PSN. This Program relies on the awareness of the public to always regularly clean the places that a potential mosquito breeding.