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  • #16
    Re: Philippines: 2013 Chikungunya outbreaks

    Source: http://www.interaksyon.com/article/6...n-ilocos-norte


    179 persons downed by suspected Chikungunya disease in Ilocos Norte
    By: Philippines News Agency
    July 25, 2013 9:31 AM

    LAOAG CITY -- A least 179 persons from four villages in San Nicolas, Ilocos Norte were diagnosed with what is believed to be symptoms of Chikungunya disease, health authorities reported Thursday.

    Dr. Leoneil Obien, municipal health officer of San Nicolas, said the residents with suspected Chikungunya fever came from barangays San Marcos, Bugnay, San Agustin, and San Pablo...

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    • #17
      Re: Philippines: 2013 Chikungunya outbreaks

      Source: http://www.pia.gov.ph/news/index.php...e=691375234024

      IPHO urges public to clean homes to control ?chikungunya? and dengue
      By Joselito M. Giron
      Wednesday 31st of July 2013

      LUCENA CITY, Quezon, July 31 (PIA) -- Quezon provincial health officer Dr. Agripino Tullas appeals to residents in this province to clean their houses and surroundings to control the spread of dengue-carrier mosquitoes, chikungunya, and other mosquito-borne diseases...

      ...?Suspected cases of chikungunya were reported in the towns of Calauag, Sariaya, Polillo, and Lucena City. Blood samples were brought to the Research Institute for Tropical Medicine for further studies because we don?t have a facility to process the blood samples to determine if it is a case of chikungunya,? Dr. Tullas said...

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      • #18
        Re: Philippines: 2013 Chikungunya outbreaks

        Source: http://www.philstar.com/nation/2013/...ince-hospitals

        More possible chikungunya patients admitted to Mt. Province hospitals
        By Artemio Dumlao (philstar.com) | Updated August 5, 2013 - 1:43pm

        LA Trinidad, Benguet - More than 100 people are suspected of being afflicted with mosquito-borne disease chikungunya in Mt. Province, the provincial health office said Monday.

        Lily Ann Safilo of the Diseases Surveillance Unit of the local office of the Department of Health, said that three individuals have been tested positive for chikungunya, which has symptoms that are similar with dengue...

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        • #19
          Re: Philippines: 2013 Chikungunya outbreaks

          Source: http://www.sunstar.com.ph/iloilo/loc...-months-301066

          175 reported chikungunya cases in 7 months
          By Lydia C. Pendon

          Monday, September 2, 2013

          THE Department of Health (DOH) reported a total of 175 cases of chikungunya in Western Visayas for the period January to July and it continues to rise as the disease continues to spread through its carrier, Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus mosquitoes...

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          • #20
            Re: Philippines: 2013 Chikungunya outbreaks

            Source: http://www.interaksyon.com/article/7...in-bataan-town

            Chikungunya outbreak declared in Bataan town
            By: Ernie B. Esconde, Philippine News Agency
            September 18, 2013 3:56 AM

            MARIVELES, Bataan - An outbreak of chikungunya was declared in the town of Mariveles after 100 patients were reported afflicted with the viral disease, Mayor Jesse Concepcion said Monday.

            Concepcion made the decision upon the recommendation of Dr. Danilo Velasco, municipal health physician, who noted the abrupt rise in the number of chikungunya cases...

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            • #21
              Re: Philippines: 2013 Chikungunya outbreaks

              Source: http://news.pia.gov.ph/index.php?article=1951380623058

              Intense drive launched vs Chikungunya outbreak in Mariveles
              By: Jose Mari Garcia
              Wednesday 2nd of October 2013

              MARIVELES, Bataan, October 2 (PIA) -- Health officials have joined forces in search and destroy operations to curb the Chikungunya outbreak in Mariveles, which affected over a hundred people.

              A team from the Provincial Health Office (PHO), Municipal Health Office (MHO), Municipal Environment and Natural Resources Office and barangay tanod has been staging fogging operations in the 18 barangays of the town.

              Based on the latest report from MHO, 144 people were afflicted with the disease from July 29 to September 30...

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              • #22
                Re: Philippines: 2013 Chikungunya outbreaks

                Source: http://www.mindanews.com/top-stories...anew-southcot/

                Chikungunya hits anew SouthCot
                By Mindanews on November 11 2013 4:16 pm

                GENERAL SANTOS CITY (MindaNews/11 November)? Cases of suspected chikungunya infection have continued to persist in parts of South Cotabato province but local health authorities assured that they have already contained the mosquito-borne disease...

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                • #23
                  Re: Philippines: 2013 Chikungunya outbreaks

                  Source: http://www.interaksyon.com/article/7...from-last-year

                  DOH: 'Chikungunya' cases soar past 1,000, doubled from last year
                  By: Azer N. Parrocha, Philippine News Agency
                  December 4, 2013 3:50 AM

                  MANILA, Philippines - The Department of Health recorded twice as many cases of "chikungunya" from January to November this year at 1,609 while 561 cases were recorded in 2012.

                  Assistant Health Secretary Dr. Eric Tayag said in a TV report that most cases of chikungunya recorded were in Southern Luzon (334), Metro Manila (275) and Western Visayas (236)...

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