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        "id": 2052536,
        "msgid": "dengue-cases-fall-in-the-thousand-islands-1792767176",
        "date": "2026-10-23 21:29:11",
        "title": "Dengue Cases Fall in the Thousand Islands",
        "author": "",
        "source": "ANTARA_ID",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Social Policy",
        "summary": "The Thousand Islands health office recorded eight dengue cases between 1 January and 30 September 2026, down from 25 during the same period in 2025. Officials attribute prevention efforts to regular mosquito-breeding-site eradication, community education and household participation, and have urged anyone with symptoms to seek prompt medical care.",
        "content": "<p>Jakarta (ANTARA) \u2013 The Thousand Islands Regency Health Sub-Department\nrecorded a decline in dengue fever cases in the area compared with the\nsame period last year.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFrom 1 January to 30 September 2026, there were eight dengue cases,\ndown from 25 in the same period in 2025,\u201d said Ghamal Ahmad Permana,\nhead of the Thousand Islands Regency Health Sub-Department, in Jakarta\non Friday.<\/p>\n<p>He said prevention efforts include regularly eradicating mosquito\nbreeding sites by draining water containers, keeping them tightly\ncovered and recycling used items.<\/p>\n<p>Other measures include planting mosquito-repellent plants, checking\nplaces used to store water, cleaning the environment together and\nrepairing drainage gutters, among other activities.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThese 3M Plus actions are carried out regularly in residential areas\ntwice a week,\u201d Ghamal said. The 3M measures involve draining, covering\nand recycling, alongside additional prevention steps.<\/p>\n<p>The health sub-department also provides education to community health\ncentres, larva-monitoring volunteers and residents on dengue prevention\nand treatment.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe involve the community in preventing the spread of this\nmosquito-borne disease. Larva-monitoring volunteers also speak directly\nwith residents so they understand how dengue spreads,\u201d Ghamal said.<\/p>\n<p>The office also involves residents in clearing mosquito breeding\nsites around their homes through the \u2018One House, One Larva Monitor\u2019\ninitiative, and urges them to keep water containers covered to prevent\nmosquitoes from breeding.<\/p>\n<p>Ghamal said this was particularly important because island residents\ncommonly collect rainwater in storage containers.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe also urge people whose family members have dengue symptoms to go\nto a healthcare facility promptly and not delay treatment,\u201d Ghamal\nsaid.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/dengue-cases-fall-in-the-thousand-islands-1792767176",
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