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Jakarta leans on Wolbachia method for dengue control

Amid a rise in cases of dengue fever, the provincial government of Jakarta has decided to release Aedes aegypti ...

Govt presses for establishing research labs in malaria-endemic regions

Health Minister Budi Gunadi Sadikin underscored the need to open laboratories for conducting research and examination ...

Jakarta to extend Wolbachia releases if target not met

To curb dengue, the Jakarta provincial government is planning to extend the releases of mosquitos with Wolbachia to ...

No Wolbachia transmission from mosquitoes to humans: official

The Jakarta Health Service has assured that Wolbachia bacteria do not transmit from Aedes aegypti mosquitoes to ...

Drought hits East Java, NTT, and NTB: BMKG

The Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) reported that East Java, East Nusa Tenggara (NTT), and West ...

Ministry targets 230 districts, cities to test Wolbachia deployments

The Ministry of Health is targeting around 230 districts and cities in Indonesia to conduct trials for introducing ...

Ministry notes shorter intervals in peaks of dengue cases

The Health Ministry highlighted shorter intervals between peaks of dengue cases since first being identified in ...

Dengue cases as of Week 22 exceed 2023 figure: ministry

The Health Ministry has said that as of the 22nd week of 2024, nearly 120 thousand dengue cases have been recorded in ...

Jakarta govt preparing the release of Wolbachia-contained mosquitos

The DKI Jakarta Provincial Government is still in the preparation phase to release the Aedes Aegypti mosquitoes ...

No overwhelmed health facilities amid increasing dengue cases: Govt

The Health Ministry clarified that health service facilities were not overwhelmed amid a three-fold spike in cases of ...

SE Asia malaria cases up in some countries: Indonesia's health expert

Health expert Prof. Tjandra Yoga Aditama from the University of Indonesia (UI) said that while the total number of ...

Spike in arboviral diseases shows need for vaccine development: expert

The rising incidence and spread of arboviral diseases to new places show the need for the development of new vaccines, ...

Health Minister pushes Wolbachia for dengue fight at Bali summit

Indonesia's Health Minister Budi Gunadi Sadikin emphasized the importance of using Wolbachia in controlling dengue ...

Govt affirms importance of housewives being educated about arbovirus

Health Minister Budi Gunadi Sadikin deemed it vital for housewives to be knowledgeable about arbovirus handling, as he ...

Minister highlights efforts needed to address arbovirus issue

Health Minister Budi Gunadi Sadikin spotlighted aspects to be pursued in order to address the issue of arboviruses that ...