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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...
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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