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DOH expects 2019 as ?big dengue year?; cautions public
by: Philippine News Agency | 03/04/2019
DOH expects 2019 as ?big dengue year?; cautions public
MANILA ? The Department of Health (DOH) on Wednesday reminded the public anew to take precautionary measures to avoid contracting dengue amid the increase of the cases of the disease nationwide.
?We?re preparing because we?re expecting 2019 to be a big dengue year. The way dengue behaves is that you get one or two years of low cases and on the third year, tumataas ([it] rises),? Health Undersecretary Enrique Domingo said in a television interview.
The DOH Epidemiology Bureau (EB) has reported 48,634 dengue cases in the first quarter of 2019 with 184 deaths.
The figure showed significant increase from 23,328 cases with 150 deaths for the same period last year.
The DOH EB said Central Visayas has the highest number of cases this year with 5,421 followed by Metro Manila with 4,855 cases, Calabarzon with 4,851 cases, Caraga Region with 4,570 cases and Central Luzon with 4,009 cases.
Domingo said the cases are expected to rise in June which is the start of the rainy season.
However, he warned the public against possible attack of dengue-carrying mosquitoes in the day during summer time...
DOH expects 2019 as ?big dengue year?; cautions public
by: Philippine News Agency | 03/04/2019
DOH expects 2019 as ?big dengue year?; cautions public
MANILA ? The Department of Health (DOH) on Wednesday reminded the public anew to take precautionary measures to avoid contracting dengue amid the increase of the cases of the disease nationwide.
?We?re preparing because we?re expecting 2019 to be a big dengue year. The way dengue behaves is that you get one or two years of low cases and on the third year, tumataas ([it] rises),? Health Undersecretary Enrique Domingo said in a television interview.
The DOH Epidemiology Bureau (EB) has reported 48,634 dengue cases in the first quarter of 2019 with 184 deaths.
The figure showed significant increase from 23,328 cases with 150 deaths for the same period last year.
The DOH EB said Central Visayas has the highest number of cases this year with 5,421 followed by Metro Manila with 4,855 cases, Calabarzon with 4,851 cases, Caraga Region with 4,570 cases and Central Luzon with 4,009 cases.
Domingo said the cases are expected to rise in June which is the start of the rainy season.
However, he warned the public against possible attack of dengue-carrying mosquitoes in the day during summer time...
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