Regions Asked to be on Dengue Fever Alert

KOMPAS/ SAMUEL OKTORA

Medical treatment: Topan Sopandi (left), a resident of Mandalajati district, Bandung, West Java, looks after his daughter, Sinta Anggraeni, 6, who is being treated for dengue hemorrhagic fever at Ujung Berung Regional General Hospital in Bandung on Friday (18/01/2019). From Jan. 1 to Jan. 17 six patients, five of whom were toddlers and children, were treated at the hospital for dengue fever.

JAKARTA, KOMPAS - Entering the peak of the rainy season, dengue fever continues to be transmitted in a number of areas and residents are being encouraged to be on the alert.

Entering the peak of the rainy season, preparations to negate the spread of dengue hemorrhagic fever (DHF) need to be improved. At present a number of regions have declared an extraordinary situation or emergency status to counter the spread of dengue fever, which is transmitted by female Aedes mosquitoes.