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Cholera-like bacteria found in IP community in Talaingod
Feb. 14, 2017 EARL O. CONDEZA
A Lumad mother with her two children during a medical mission held in Talaingod, Davao Del Norte last Friday, Feb. 10. The medical mission was initiated by various cause-oriented groups, volunteers and government agencies. (Photo by Rius Valle)
DAVAO CITY, Philippines?A team of biologists from the University of the Philippines conducted a fecalysis last week in Talaingod, Davao del Norte and found a cholera-like bacteria which was blamed to be the culprit of an outbreak that claimed lives of several Lumad last December.
According to Dr. Ruth Gamboa, Biology professor from UP Mindanao, their finding was not ?conclusive? but pointed out the symptoms such as vomiting and diarrhea of the disease that hit the IP community were similar to that of cholera.
?The symptoms were like cholera, but it is still not conclusive for we still need additional laboratory tests,? she said.
The team?s initial findings, Gamboa said, specifically named a water parasite to be the caused of the disease.
?Initially, the parasite from their water is normal.?
Gamboa added that since 2014, a total of 10 Lumad?two adults and eight children? died due to the outbreak when they returned to their community after spending more than a year of refuge in Davao city. In sum, the outbreak already claimed 28 lives since December 2016. Of the 28, 18 were children.
Those who died were several Lumad who stayed at the United Church of Christ of the Philippines ? Haran Compound...
Cholera-like bacteria found in IP community in Talaingod
Feb. 14, 2017 EARL O. CONDEZA
A Lumad mother with her two children during a medical mission held in Talaingod, Davao Del Norte last Friday, Feb. 10. The medical mission was initiated by various cause-oriented groups, volunteers and government agencies. (Photo by Rius Valle)
DAVAO CITY, Philippines?A team of biologists from the University of the Philippines conducted a fecalysis last week in Talaingod, Davao del Norte and found a cholera-like bacteria which was blamed to be the culprit of an outbreak that claimed lives of several Lumad last December.
According to Dr. Ruth Gamboa, Biology professor from UP Mindanao, their finding was not ?conclusive? but pointed out the symptoms such as vomiting and diarrhea of the disease that hit the IP community were similar to that of cholera.
?The symptoms were like cholera, but it is still not conclusive for we still need additional laboratory tests,? she said.
The team?s initial findings, Gamboa said, specifically named a water parasite to be the caused of the disease.
?Initially, the parasite from their water is normal.?
Gamboa added that since 2014, a total of 10 Lumad?two adults and eight children? died due to the outbreak when they returned to their community after spending more than a year of refuge in Davao city. In sum, the outbreak already claimed 28 lives since December 2016. Of the 28, 18 were children.
Those who died were several Lumad who stayed at the United Church of Christ of the Philippines ? Haran Compound...