DENPASAR ~

Bali Provincial Health Agencies (Dinkes) asked the public to be aware of dengue hemorrhagic fever (DBD) peak condition that usually occurs in April each year.

“Usually the data report (DBD cases) in February, March, and April are increasing. Some hospitals also receive high number of DBD patients as in Sanglah and Gianyar, even a day there are up to 20 patients,” said Head of Bali Provincial Health Agencies, dr. Ketut Suarjaya, in  Denpasar, on Friday.

According to him, various anticipation steps against DBD continue to be done, but such ‘trend’ is difficult to prevent.

“Trend in dengue cases is following the season, rainfall, and especially supportive environment for the breeding of mosquitoes causing mosquito population increases,” he said.

Suarjaya said, in 2015, from January to March there are already 12 people died from dengue fever, while the total number of cases is 3693 with details in January (1,000 cases), February (1,488 cases) and March (1,205 cases).

It also happened in several regencies and city in Bali such as is in Buleleng (2 people), Denpasar (5 people), Badung (3 people) and Gianyar (2 people).

“To anticipate this case, actually the most important one is through mosquito eradication (PSN), while fogging is as an additional. People also have to implement a clean and healthy lifestyle (PHBS), hopefully the case is declining,” he said.

Suarjaya said, health care facilities to handle the case of dengue fever are sufficient and responsive. The over limit of patients to hospitals is because there is a fear or phobia that when they get fever they directly go to the hospital making the referral system is not running.

“Whereas inpatient health centers is able to take care for patients of DBD. Dengue has no specific drug. People just need bed rest, have adequate fluid and adequate nutrition and increase the endurance,” he said.

However, Suarjaya added, the medication should be fast and if the patient is still active it actually accelerates the “shock” phase.