JAKARTA - Indonesian authorities are worried about another health crisis on its hands, dengue hemorrhagic fever, amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.. Read more at straitstimes.com.
JAKARTA - Indonesian authorities are worried about another health crisis on its hands, dengue hemorrhagic fever, amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.
Health Ministry's director for vector-borne and zoonotic diseases Siti Nadia Tarmizi told The Sunday Times that the 60,000-plus cases recorded this year were lower than 98,000 during the same period last year. Indonesia in 2016 reached its all-time high dengue hemorrhagic fever cases and fatalities, with 204,171 cases and 1,598 deaths.
Vector borne disease expert, Dr Rita Kusriastuti, pointed out the change of weather pattern this year, with the transition from the dry season to the monsoon season occurring in May instead of March, contributed to the big number of cases in June. Dr Nadia said the restrictive measures to curb the spread of the Covid-19 had limited the movement of health officers who monitor larval mosquitoes door-to-door and distribute larvicide to residents, locally known as jumantik.
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