13,776 Dengue Fever Cases Reported in Early 2022 During Rainy Season

The rainy season has begun for the past few weeks. Besides flooding, another thing that the public should be wary of during the rainy season is Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever, commonly abbreviated as DHF.

Based on a report from the Ministry of Health (Kemenkes), the cumulative number of DHF cases recorded was 13,776 as of February 20, 2022. Meanwhile, the number of deaths due to DHF was 145 cases.

The regencies/cities reporting the highest number of DHF cases are Bandung City with 598 cases, followed by Depok City with 394 cases. Then, Bogor Regency and Sumedang Regency both reported 347 cases each. Cirebon Regency reported 317 cases.

In 2021, Bandung City, Depok City, and Bogor Regency were also the areas with the highest number of DHF cases. Bandung City had 3,743 cases, Depok City 3,155 cases, and Bogor Regency 2,203 cases.

To prevent DHF, some measures that the public can take include the "one house, one Jumantik" movement (Jumantik refers to a community volunteer involved in dengue fever prevention), planting mosquito-repelling plants, using mosquito repellent lotion, and keeping mosquito-larvae-eating fish.