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For every 100 Filipinos diagnosed with Dengue, the number of deaths decreased this year compared to last year. A lower Case Fatality Rate (CFR) of 0.26% has been observed as of October 26, 2024, compared to last year’s CFR of 0.34% for the same period of monitoring. This is likely attributed to better health-seeking practices […]
The Department of Health (DOH) urges the public to intensify measures to kill mosquitoes as it observes a continued increase in Dengue cases. Cases are on an uptrend, showing a 25% increase from August 4 to August 17, 2024 with 36,335 cases reported, compared to the 29,021 reported from July 21 to August 3, 2024. […]
Union of Local Authorities of the Philippines president and Quirino governor Dax Cua urged the government to procure a new dengue vaccine to help address the continued rise in dengue cases in the country. “We are facing an alarming rise in dengue cases already. It is high-time we procure the vaccines that could help prevent […]
Search and destroy of breeding sites, Self-protection measures, Seek early consultations, Support fogging or spraying during impending outbreak, and Sustain Hydration.These are the 5S Strategies pushed by the Provincial Government of Bulacan through the Provincial Health Office-Public Health (PHO-PH) amid the rising cases of dengue in the province. According to the latest Dengue advisory of […]
The Philippine Red Cross (PRC) provided a total of 3,038 blood units to 974 patients infected by dengue fever from the first six months of 2024 as dengue cases continue to rise in the country. According to the Department of Health (DOH), from January 1 to August 3 this year, 136,161 dengue cases were recorded. […]
Even as the Department of Health (DOH) responds to the rise in Leptospirosis cases due to floods from Typhoon Carina and the enhanced Habagat last July 24, it also continues to monitor and support local governments as they respond to the seasonal rise in Dengue cases. A little over two weeks after Typhoon Carina and […]
The Department of Health (DOH) continues to protect the Filipino public from W.I.L.D (Water-borne illness, Influenza-like Illness, Leptospirosis, and Dengue) diseases that are common during the rainy season. National data as of July 27, 2024 (Morbidity Week 30) listed a total of 128,834 Dengue cases, 33% higher compared to the 97,211 cases in the same […]
The Department of Health (DOH) continues to monitor Dengue as part of the W.I.L.D (Water-borne disease, Influenza-like illness, Leptospirosis, and Dengue) diseases common during the rainy season. Dengue cases are rising as expected due to the rainfall, which allows more water to pool and be stagnant. Left unchecked, Aedes aegypti mosquitoes responsible for spreading Dengue […]
The city government of Angeles under the leadership of Mayor Carmelo “Pogi” Lazatin Jr. is set to conduct fumigation activities in 55 public schools as part of Brigada Eskwela, with the aim to protect students and teachers from dengue in time for the opening of classes on August 29. Lazatin instructed the Angeles City anti-dengue […]
As the rainy season continues, Mayor Joy Belmonte called on residents to observe preventive measures to combat rising dengue and leptospirosis cases in Quezon City. The Quezon City Epidemiology & Disease Surveillance Unit (QCESU) reported 1,160 cases of dengue from January 1 to June 24, 2023, with Barangay Tatalon recording the highest number of cases […]