Philppines: 2025 Dengue

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Source: https://daijiworld.com/index.php/new...newsID=1272044


Dengue outbreak declared in Philippine capital's most populous city
Sat, Feb 15 2025 04:19:54 PM


Manila, Feb 15 (IANS): The Mayor of Quezon City, the most populous city in the capital region of the Philippines, declared a dengue outbreak on Saturday, citing a nearly 200 per cent surge in cases.

From January 1 to February 14, the city's health department recorded 1,769 dengue cases, nearly 200 per cent higher than last year, said Quezon City Mayor Joy Belmonte.

Belmonte said 10, including eight minors, have died from the disease.

"Our declaration of a dengue outbreak ensures that we are on top of the situation, and we are doing everything we can to protect our residents from this deadly disease, especially our children," Belmonte said.

Fifty-eight per cent of the reported cases involve school-aged children aged five to 17, while 44 per cent are children aged one to 10...

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Source: https://www.thestar.com.my/aseanplus...han-two-months

Dengue fever outbreak rages in Philippines - already more than 43,000 cases in less than two months
Saturday, 22 Feb 2025
9:36 PM MYT

HANOI The Philippine Department of Health (DOH) on February 21 reported that there are more than 43,000 dengue cases recorded all over the country as of February 15.

“The total number of dengue cases from January to February 15, 2025, well ahead of the usual wet or rainy season in June, is now at 43,732,” DOH said in a statement, as cited by Inquirer.

The agency noted that this is a 56% increase from the 27,995 cases logged in the same period last year...

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Source: https://www.sunstar.com.ph/pampanga/...nuary-february

Dengue cases up 73% in January-February
Jovi De Leon
Published on:
Mar 12, 2025, 5:01 am

The Department of Health (DOH) reported on Wednesday that the number of dengue cases in the first two months of this year went up by 73 percent compared to the same period in 2024.

The agency said it recorded a total of 62,313 dengue cases from January 1 to March 1 this year, 73 percent higher compared to the same period in 2024.

The three regions having the most number of cases are Calabarzon with 12,735 cases; National Capital Region with 11,291; and Central Luzon with 10,185.

The agency said that the case fatality rate this year is lower at 0.35 percent compared to 0.42 percent logged in 2024...

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Source: https://www.africanews.com/2025/04/0...-this-quarter/

Philippines sees 73% surge in dengue cases this quarter
By Dominic Wabwireh
with Other agencies
Last updated: 6 hours ago


The Health Department of the Philippines has reported a staggering 73 percent rise in dengue cases during the first quarter of 2025, contributing to an outbreak that the World Health Organization estimates has resulted in nearly a million suspected cases worldwide.

This outbreak has also led to 159 dengue-related fatalities across 48 countries, as noted by the European Centre for Disease Control, which indicates that the disease has spread throughout Africa, the Americas, Southeast Asia, and the Western Pacific region.

In the Philippines, national records indicate that from January 1 to March 1, there have been 62,313 reported cases of dengue.

The case fatality rate has decreased to 0.35%, down from 0.42% the previous year.

San Lazaro Hospital, operated by the Department of Health in Manila, has admitted 453 dengue cases between January and February, including a one-year-old boy.

Dr. Albert Domingo, Assistant Secretary of the Philippine Department of Health, expressed that the surge in dengue cases was unexpected, stating, “This is unprecedented.”...