DBD Killed a Boy in West Jakarta
Reported by TP Moan Simanjuntak | Translated by Anisah Mardhatilla
Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever (DBD) returns to cause casualties. This time the victim is Erlangga Moreno (8) a resident of Jalan Tanah Sereal 13, RT 05/09, Tanah Sereal Urban Village, Tambora, West Jakarta. The boy who is the son of TB Tantowi (41) and Yuli (40) could not survive while undergoing treatment in hospital.
Based on the doctor's certificate in Husada Hospital, my son died for DBD. The hospital also has made a recommendation letter so that the school and my environment to be fogged.
Tantowi, who is also Chairman of RW 09, Tanah Sereal Urban Village, said that his son, who is a third-years-student in Elementary School (SD) Sumbangsih, Grogol, West Jakarta, began on Sunday (5/25) when his son suffered from high fever.
Because the heat did not go down, they immediately brought him to Husada Hospital on Monday (5/26). However, during the four days being treated in the hospital, his health was up and down. On Thursday (5/29) around 09.00 AM he died and was buried on Friday (5/30) in Serang, Banten.
377 People in Central Jakarta Infected with Dengue Fever"Based on the doctor's certificate in Husada Hospital, my son died for DBD. The hospital also has made a recommendation letter so that the school and my environment to be fogged. But, the location where he affected, the hospital does not know because besides going to school, my child was also go to a course," said Tantowi, Saturday (5/31).
To that end, he asked West Jakarta Health Sub-Department or local health clinic to immediately fog his environment to avoid more casualties. "In my region is very dense with ettlements and population, and prone to dengue mosquito to breed. I beg to immediately fog," pleaded Tantowi.
Related to that, Head of West Jakarta Health Sub-Department, Widyastuti, admitted to just knowing that there were people who died from dengue infected. Correspond with the standard procedure (protap) for DBD case, her men will conduct epidemiological investigations.
"In that case we will do epidemiological investigations. If it is tested positive, we will immediately fog the victim’s area and school," she said.
