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PremiumVIVAnews -Office of Health Jakarta will test vaccines anti dengue fever dengue (DBD). Testing done to 800 ELEMENTARY students in the capital, today, Wednesday 8 June 2011.
According to the Head Office of health, Dien Emmawati, for vaccine delivery is scheduled in Jakarta in the health district of Tambora, Senen, Curry leaf, Pasarminggu, and Jatinegara. "Children who have gone through the stages of selection chosen," he said.
Dien said, they selected vulnerable group exposed to DBD. Once injected with the vaccine DBD, further Dien, 800 children it will be monitored for four years into the future. If it does not cause any interference effects, vaccine ready for sale to the public in 2015.
Also in Jakarta, two major cities in Indonesia also get vaccine anti this quota, the DBD Bandung and Bali. The vaccine is obtained after passing through the research for 25 years in five faculties of Medicine of the five ASEAN countries namely Indonesia, Thailand, Viet Nam, the Philippines, and Malaysia.
During the last three years in Jakarta declined cases DBD significantly. According to the blessing of Dien, a decrease of interpreter monitors water Wiggler spread in every village. Data from the health services (Dinkes) Jakarta mentions, in 2007 the number of cases of DBD reach 31836 cases.
That number decreased in 2008 that only reach 28361 cases. At the 2009 Yixin's demotion until leaving 18835 cases. In 2010 the number of cases continues to shrink until DBD 12639 cases. "Since KLB 2007 significantly decline each year. The number of death also down considerably compared to previous years, "he explained.
Whereas, for 2011 through may case DBD recorded 3597 cases. "Expected If this successful vaccine anti DBD can continue to lower the number of cases DBD in Jakarta," said Dien explained.
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