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The Health Ministry is planning to continue releasing lab-bred mosquitoes containing the Wolbachia bacteria to curb the spread of dengue fever in the country, despite opposition from Bali residents.
Experts warned of the increasing risk of contagious disease outbreaks and other health problems in Indonesia as the hotter El Niño climate phenomenon emerged in the tropical Pacific for the first time in seven years.
With temperatures in the country expected to rise up to five times the average as El Niño returns, the Health Ministry is ramping up measures including larvae monitoring and mapping as well as public awareness campaigns to prevent an increase in dengue cases.
The number of dengue fever cases continue to rise in Indonesia, as health authorities battle to stem the spread of the highly contagious Omicron subvariants BA.4 and BA.5 that have triggered a fourth wave of infections in the country.
