The roles of Jumantik-PSN (Larvae Monitor) to prevent Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever (DHF)

Abstract

The World Health Organization reported the Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever (DHF) outbreak has now become a major threat to global public health. More than 2.5 billion people in the world are at risk of developing dengue fever, with the majority of 70% of the population living in the Asia Pacific region. Compared to other regions, Southeast Asian countries are most seriously affected by DHF, the potential for the spread of DHF in Southeast Asian countries is due to many tourists going in and out of one country to another (Ministry of Health, 2007).