DENPASAR (XINHUA) – Indonesia’s Bali regional government has called on foreign tourists in the resort island to get dengue jabs as the dengue fever cases are currently increasing in the country.
Bali Health Agency’s Acting Head of Disease Prevention and Control (P2P), Gusti Ayu Raka Susanti, said that dengue vaccines were not yet a national mandatory but tourists were advised to get the jabs just to ensure they would remain healthy when travelling, particularly when they entered endemic areas.
“The dengue fever vaccinations are highly suggested, not only for tourists, but also all Balinese people, so that they can protect themselves from dengue infections,” she said as quoted by local media. Concerns over dengue high fever in Bali come up following an increasing rate of cases nationwide in Indonesia.
