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        "id": 1931050,
        "msgid": "disease-control-must-adapt-to-disaster-type-brin-1787219413",
        "date": "2026-08-20 16:17:00",
        "title": "Disease control must adapt to disaster type: BRIN",
        "author": "",
        "source": "ANTARA_EN",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Social Policy",
        "summary": "Indonesia's National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN) has urged that post-disaster disease control be tailored to the specific type of disaster, rather than applying a uniform approach. Researcher Ristiyanto highlighted that volcanic eruptions require intensive rat and plague surveillance, while floods demand sanitation and mosquito control, and tsunamis call for widespread indoor insecticide spraying. He called on policymakers to conduct rapid transmission studies and implement targeted interventions before disease cases surge.",
        "content": "<p>\u201cSo intervention for a disaster is not one package for all. We have\nto look at the main risk factors and what the disaster event itself is,\u201d\nhe said during an online discussion on post-disaster infectious diseases\nheld here on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>Ristiyanto gave a concrete example of how handling volcanic eruptions\ndiffers greatly from handling hydrometeorological disasters.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn West Java, East Java, and Central Java, a strict early warning\nsystem for plague is needed. Because if an outbreak occurs, it is very\ndangerous for the public,\u201d he continued.<\/p>\n<p>To curb the spread of plague after a volcanic eruption, he said the\nmain intervention must focus fully on pest control and managing rat\npopulations, which often migrate from their damaged habitats.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDuring the Merapi eruption and the recent Bromo eruption, intensive\nrat surveillance and control were carried out, even every two weeks at\nthe time,\u201d he said, recounting his field experience.<\/p>\n<p>In contrast, for flood disasters, the main response must be directed\nat basic sanitation, spreading larvicide to kill mosquito larvae in\nstanding water, and eliminating mosquito breeding sites, such as in\ndensely populated evacuation areas.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, for massive disasters such as tsunamis, Ristiyanto stated\nthat indoor residual spraying (IRS) with insecticides must be carried\nout thoroughly in homes, not limited only to the affected zone.<\/p>\n<p>Given the differing approaches required for each type of disaster, he\nexpressed hope that policymakers can quickly conduct fast and accurate\nstudies of transmission dynamics, without waiting for a visible surge in\ncases.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDetect risk earlier, carry out faster and more targeted\ninterventions to prevent an increase in vector-borne diseases and\ndisease reservoirs after disasters,\u201d Ristiyanto noted.<\/p>\n<p>Related news: VP Gibran inspects earthquake damage, visits displaced\nresidents<\/p>\n<p>Related news: Govt disburses US$2.5 million for quake-hit NTT relief\noperations<\/p>\n<p>Related news: BNPB reports 71 deaths as NTT quake relief efforts\ncontinue<\/p>\n<p>Translator: Sean, Kenzu<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/disease-control-must-adapt-to-disaster-type-brin-1787219413",
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