Philippines: 2019 Dengue

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Source: https://news.mb.com.ph/2019/07/05/de...oilo-province/


Dengue outbreak declared in Iloilo province
Published July 5, 2019, 5:28 PM
By Tara Yap

ILOILO CITY ? A dengue outbreak was declared in Iloilo province as the number of cases involving the mosquito-borne disease continued to rise.

Iloilo Gov. Arthur ?Toto? Defensor Jr. signed Executive Order No. 2019-016 Friday afternoon in an attempt to lower the spread of dengue in 42 towns and the component city of Passi.

?We declared an outbreak because we want to recognize that there is a problem. Based on historical data, the cases are high,? Defensor emphasized.

Dr. Maria Socorro Colmenares-Qui?on, assistant chief of the Iloilo Provincial Health Office (IPHO), disclosed there was a 777-percent spike of dengue cases for the first half of the year.

IPHO recorded 4,306 dengue cases, including 20 deaths from January 1 to June 29, 2019. In comparison, there were only 491 cases for the same period last year.

The town of Pototan had the most number of cases with 428 including three deaths. It is followed by Passi City with 356 cases and a fatality...

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Source: https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/news...-valley/story/

22 deaths recorded as dengue cases soar by 177% in Cagayan Valley
Published July 6, 2019 2:32pm
By VILLAMOR VISAYA, JR

CITY OF ILAGAN, Isabela?At least 22 deaths have been recorded as the number of suspected dengue cases surges by 177 percent in Cagayan Valley from January to June this year, prompting massive information and cleanup drives throughout the region.

Doctor Rio Magpantay, Cagayan Valley regional health director, said the number of dengue cases surges from 2,254 last year to 6,233 in the same period this year based on records from the DOH-Regional Epidemiological Surveillance Unit.

Out of the 22 deaths reported, 17 were probable and five were suspected cases, Magpantay added.

Cagayan ?the hub of regional-based hospitals such as Cagayan Valley Medical Center ?has registered 2,570 cases, Isabela with 2,527, Quirino 638, and Nueva Vizcaya 492.

Batanes, earlier declared a dengue-free province, has six reported cases...

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Source: https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/114029...3-in-3-regions


6-month dengue death toll: 63 in 3 regions
Philippine Daily Inquirer / 05:00 AM July 11, 2019

At least 63 fatalities were recorded from dengue in Cagayan Valley, Bicol and Zamboanga Peninsula in the first six months of the year and cases kept on rising, prompting health officials to raise the full alert on the mosquito-borne disease.

In Cagayan Valley and Bicol regions, at least 44 deaths each were recorded in the last six months while 19 others were reported in Zamboanga.

The provincial health office (PHO) in Albay province has raised the ?code green? alert as dengue cases continued to rise. Under this alert level, health officials are asked to intensify the campaign to combat dengue and prevent its possible outbreak, according to Dr. Antonio Ludovice, acting PHO head...

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Source: http://outbreaknewstoday.com/philipp...-iloilo-56076/


Philippines: Dengue fever in Leyte, Samar and Iloilo
by News Desk
July 12, 2019

Officials with the Department of Health in the Eastern Visayas (Region 8), which encompasses Samar, Leyte and Biliran, are reporting an 86 percent increase in dengue fever compared to the same period in 2018.

From January 1 to July 11 this year, 4,809 confirmed cases, including 19 fatalities have been recorded. 2,590 cases were reported last year at this time.

John Paul Roca, DOH regional information officer said the non-stop surge of cases since last year is very alarming...

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Source: https://www.cnnphilippines.com/regio...nd-dengue.html

Surge in dengue cases forces Samal island to declare state of calamity
By CNN Philippines Staff
Updated Jul 12, 2019 7:33:49 PM

Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, July 12) ? The Island Garden City of Samal, Davao del Norte has declared a state of calamity due to dengue fever outbreak.

The city government reported that in the January-June period, a total of 249 dengue cases were recorded. This was up by 730% from the number in the same period last year, according to the report.

Among the dengue patients this year, two died, the city government said...

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Source: https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1074974


DOH declares dengue outbreak in Western Visayas
By Perla Lena July 15, 2019, 7:54 pm

ILOILO CITY ? The Department of Health-Center for Health Development in Region 6 (DOH-CHD 6) with the concurrence of Health Secretary Francisco T. Duque III, on Monday declared a dengue outbreak in Western Visayas, except for Negros Occidental, which will be placed on alert status.

In a video conference at the DOH-CHD 6 office here, the agency's head, Regional Director Marlyn Convocar, received a go signal from Duque after he was apprised of the region?s dengue situation.

DOH data showed that Iloilo, Capiz, Aklan, and Guimaras already declared an outbreak while Antique has expanded the scope of the declaration of its state of calamity to ill-effects of dengue from just the El Ni?o phenomenon.

In giving his approval, Duque also commended DOH-6 and local officials for their three timely interventions that include the declaration of the epidemic, management of cases in hospitals and for rural health units to serve as hydration centers or stations.

DOH regional data showed that from January to July 6, 2019, Western Visayas had 15,746 cases and 87 deaths. The average increase was computed at 236 percent when compared with 4,684 and 40 deaths for the same period last year.

Among four provinces in Western Visayas, Guimaras recorded the highest increase at 1,030 percent while the highest case fatality rate (CFR) is in Aklan, Negros Occidental and Bacolod City at 0.7 percent. CFR is computed as total number of death over the total number of cases.

National data covering the January 1 to June 29, 2019 period showed Western Visayas as having the most number of cases among 17 regions with 13, 164 cases and 60 deaths; followed by Region 4?A with 11,474 and 46 deaths; Region 7 with 9,199 cases and 60 deaths and Region 12 with 9,107 cases and 41 deaths...

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Source: https://www.ptvnews.ph/alarm-raised-...s-in-region-9/


Alarm raised over spike in dengue cases in Region 9
July 15, 2019
By Teofilo Garcia, Jr./Philippine News Agency

ZAMBOANGA CITY ? The Department of Health (DOH) has called on local government units (LGUs) to take an active role in the campaign against dengue in their respective localities.

Dr. Emilia Monicimpo, DOH-Region 9 director, made the call as she expressed alarm over the increasing number of dengue cases in the region.

Monicimpo said they have recorded 8,076 cases of dengue as of July 6 this year, or 285 percent higher than the 2,067 cases registered in the same period last year.

Data gathered by the DOH regional office showed that Zamboanga City registered 2,662 cases of dengue, the highest compared with other areas in the region.

Zamboanga Sibugay ranked second with 2,566 cases; Zamboanga del Sur, 1,549 cases; Zamboanga del Norte, 1,035; and Isabela City, Basilan, with 264 cases.

So far, the DOH regional office has recorded 48 deaths as of July 6 in the entire region with ?most of the deaths were from Zamboanga City.?...

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Philippines declares national alert after 456 die from dengue fever
Mosquito-borne viral infection up 85%
By: Sareena Dayaram, CNN
Posted: Jul 16, 2019 02:02 AM PDT

Updated: Jul 16, 2019 02:02 AM PDT


MANILA, Philippines - Health authorities in the Philippines have declared a "national dengue alert" after a spike in cases of the viral disease which has left more than 450 people dead since January.

Around 100,000 dengue cases were reported across the Philippines in the first six months of 2019, an increase of 85% on the same period last year.
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National alert in Philippines as dengue victim count soars
Authorities in the Philippines say dengue cases have risen by more than 80% since last year. Early detection of the disease can dramatically reduce fatality rates, but there is no fixed treatment for the illness.
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A total of 456 people have died of dengue in the Philippines in the first half of this year, which was a 39% increase on the same period last year. It is the first time the authorities have called a national alert because of dengue.

Health Secretary Francisco Duque III said "the objective is very clear ? we want to raise awareness among the public and more importantly in communities where signs of early dengue increase are evident."

Cases of the illness are 85 percent higher than at the same time last year, the health authorities warned. This year, 106,630 people have contracted dengue compared to 57,564 in 2018.

Duque said the health department had issued a "code blue" in response to the huge increase.
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https://www.dw.com/en/national-alert-in-philippines-as-dengue-victim-count-soars/a-49594494-0

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International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies Report dated July 18, 2019: https://www.ifrc.org/docs/Appeals/19/IBPHdg190719.pdf

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Source: https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2...eaths-reported

Dengue cases up in Calabarzon: 50 deaths reported
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Mayen Jaymalin (The Philippine Star) - July 22, 2019 - 12:00am

MANILA, Philippines ? The Department of Health (DOH) reported yesterday that 50 people have died due to dengue while over 13,000 others were afflicted with the potentially deadly viral disease in the Cavite-Laguna- Batangas-Rizal-Quezon (Calabarzon) area.

According to DOH Calabarzon regional director Eduardo Janairo, a total of 13,032 dengue cases including 50 deaths were recorded from January to July 13 in the region.

Janairo said the figure was 26 percent higher than the 10,350 dengue cases reported during the same period last year...

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Source: https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/07/24/...e-strain-in-ph

DOH: Serotype 3 dominant dengue strain in PH
ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 24 2019 01:05 AM

MANILA?The Department of Health (DOH) said Tuesday the dengue virus serotype 3 (DENV-3) is to blame for the dengue cases in the Philippines for the last 3 years.

Dr. Chito Avelino, officer-in-charge of DOH's epidemiology bureau, said there are 4 types of dengue, but DENV-3 is the dominant strain of the mosquito-borne disease affecting the country.

DENV-3 and dengue virus serotype 4 (DENV-4) carry the usual symptoms, such as high fever, headache, muscle pains, loss of appetite, vomiting, diarrhea and rash...

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Source: https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/114559...g-dengue-cases

Iloilo placed under state of calamity amid rising dengue cases
Dengue outbreak declared in Iloilo City
By: Nestor P. Burgos Jr.
Inquirer Visayas / 08:49 PM July 23, 2019

ILOILO CITY ? The Iloilo provincial board on Tuesday placed the province under a state calamity due to continuing increase of dengue cases.

An outbreak has also been declared in Iloilo City.

Dengue cases in the province reached 6,806, including 23 fatalities from January to July 13 this year. This is more than 10 times the 543 cases recorded from January to July 6, 2018, according to authorities.

With this, the provincial board also approved the release of P26.5 million for the purchase of medicines, laboratory supplies, insecticides, and fogging equipment.

On Monday, Iloilo City Mayor Jerry Tre?as declared a dengue outbreak in the city where 867 dengue cases, including five fatalities, have been recorded as of July 13...

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Severe dengue outbreak in Philippines has killed nearly 500 people this year
efe-epaBy Sara Gomez Armas Manila24 Jul 2019


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The Philippines has issued a national alert due to a severe outbreak of dengue fever, a mosquito-transmitted tropical disease that has led to 115,000 infections and nearly 500 deaths, most of them children, in the aftermath of a recent controversy surrounding the adverse effects of a vaccine that combats the virus.

According to the latest figures released by the Department of Health, infections have grown 85 percent in the last year, with 115,986 cases and 491 deaths ? 40 percent higher than last year ? reported between Jan. 1 and July 6.

The situation is reaching epidemic proportions in four central regions of the country ? Calabarzon, Western Visayas, Central Visayas and Northern Mindanao ? and there is an imminent threat of the disease spreading across the entire country as the rainy season approaches after a severe drought afflicting the Southeast Asian archipelago in recent months.
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https://www.efe.com/efe/english/destacada/severe-dengue-outbreak-in-philippines-has-killed-nearly-500-people-this-year/50000261-4029452

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Source: https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1076144


Antique records more than 1K dengue cases, 7 deaths
By Annabel Consuelo Petinglay July 26, 2019, 7:52 pm

SAN JOSE DE BUENAVISTA, Antique -- The Antique Integrated Provincial Health Office (IPHO) is calling on the public to intensify cleanup drives as dengue cases in Antique surged to 1,117 including seven deaths in a week.

On the 29th morbidity week covering the July 14-20 period, IPHO recorded an additional 191 cases bringing the total cases to 1,117, an increase of 126 percent when compared to the 494 cases recorded in the same period last year.

“Our latest death reported is that of a seven-year-old female from Sebaste town proper last July 10,” said IPHO Information Officer Irene Dulduco in an interview Friday.

The other deaths came from Culasi town with five, and San Jose de Buenavista with one.

She said that they are campaigning for households to get rid of mosquito-breeding places such as stagnant water and even flower vases...

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Source: https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1076127


SoCot residents warned vs. 4 dengue strains
By Anna liza Cabrido July 26, 2019, 7:27 pm

GENERAL SANTOS CITY -- South Cotabato's Integrated Provincial Health Office (IPHO) warned residents on Friday about the presence of four strains or serotypes of the deadly dengue fever in the province.

Dr. Alah Baby Vingno, IPHO assistant chief, said they have recorded infections by all four dengue serotypes in the province based on cases confirmed by the Department of Health (DOH).

The DOH initially found cases involving the four dengue strains in the area during an outbreak in 2016.

The provincial government declared a state of calamity late last week due to the rising cases of dengue, which was already above the epidemic threshold ? meaning that it has reached the outbreak level last May.

Vingno said their monitoring showed that most of the current dengue cases in the province?s 10 towns and lone city are under serotype 1.

?But since all four strains are already here, there is a possibility that a person will be infected with dengue four times,? she said in an interview with reporters.

Vingno said the province lacks the equipment that will determine the strain of the dengue virus, and samples are sent to the DOH in Manila for the confirmatory tests.

As of July 22, the reported dengue cases in the province already reached a total of 3,664, with 21 deaths.

Koronadal City posted the most number of cases with 703, followed by Surallah (478); Tantangan (468), Banga (391), Tupi (347), Norala (307), Polomolok (276), Tampakan (219), Tboli (192), Sto. Ni?o (174), and Lake Sebu (109)...

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Source: https://pia.gov.ph/news/articles/1025125

Dengue cases in Zambo Sur up by 231%, says DOH
By Jocelyn P. Alvarez Published on July 26, 2019

PAGADIAN CITY, 26 July (PIA)- - Dengue cases in the entire province of Zamboanga del Sur has peaked to 2,575 with 21 deaths recorded as of July 25, 2019 which may possibly bring the provincial government to declare the entire province under a state of calamity, said Dahlia Aseniero, Health Education and Promotion Officer (HEPO) of the Integrated Provincial Health Unit (IPHO)...

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Source: https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/114817...ging-across-ph

Dengue cases keep surging across PH
Eastern Samar under state of calamity due to mosquito-borne disease
By: Joey Gabieta, Jovic Yee - @inquirerdotnet
Philippine Daily Inquirer / 05:19 AM July 31, 2019


Dengue cases across the country continue to increase as the Department of Health (DOH) recorded more than 8,000 new cases in a span of a week.

The latest monitoring of the DOH Epidemiology Bureau showed 8,295 new dengue cases from July 7 to July 13. The figure is 53 percent higher compared to the 5,423 cases recorded during the same period last year.

More than 130,000 dengue cases, with 561 deaths, had been reported in the country from Jan. 1 to July 13. Cases of the mosquito-borne disease have nearly doubled this year, as only 67,690 cases and 367 deaths were recorded in 2018.

The DOH this month issued a national dengue alert amid the sharp increase in the number of cases in the country...