The Spread of Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever in the Kolaka Regency, Southeast Sulawesi, Indonesia

Abstract

Dengue fever is one of the public health problems happening around the world, especially in tropical and subtropical countries. Dengue fever may cause death to children and adults, and it has become an endemic in some parts of Indonesia. This study used various data sources from the Indonesian Government. The dengue cases data was obtained from the Kolaka Regency Public Health Office in the period 2015-2020. The conclusion is that the dengue patients were mostly men, and this statistics decreases year by year. In the year of 2017 and 2019 the cases increased. Most patients are in the 17-29 years old age range.


Keywords: Dengue hemorrhagic fever, Kolaka Regency, Indonesia

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