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Duque: Suspected measles cases now at 84
Published November 29, 2018 1:01pm
Updated November 29, 2018 2:26pm
By LLANESCA T. PANTI, GMA News
There are 84 cases of measles in the country or three more than the previous count, Health Secretary Francisco Duque III said Thursday.
Duque said these cases were in General Santos City which has declared a measles outbreak this week and in the province of Sarangani.
Three new cases were reported in Malapatan, Sarangani, he said, which brought the count to 84 from the previous 81.
Of the 84 infected aged four months to 40 years old, Duque said that tests confirmed one died due to measles. There are 17 others in measles-affected communities who died, but tests are yet to confirm if they died due to measles...
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Source: http://thepinoy.net/?p=12077
Measles cases in the Philippines increase by more than 350% ? WHO
Posted November 29th, 2018 | Health, News | Comments | 132 views
By Luchi de Guzman/CNN Philippines ? More than 10,000 measles cases have been reported this year.
The latest count by the World Health Organization (WHO) Philippines office is 17,298 measles cases as of November this year. This is 367 percent more than the 3,706 cases reported last year...
Duque: Suspected measles cases now at 84
Published November 29, 2018 1:01pm
Updated November 29, 2018 2:26pm
By LLANESCA T. PANTI, GMA News
There are 84 cases of measles in the country or three more than the previous count, Health Secretary Francisco Duque III said Thursday.
Duque said these cases were in General Santos City which has declared a measles outbreak this week and in the province of Sarangani.
Three new cases were reported in Malapatan, Sarangani, he said, which brought the count to 84 from the previous 81.
Of the 84 infected aged four months to 40 years old, Duque said that tests confirmed one died due to measles. There are 17 others in measles-affected communities who died, but tests are yet to confirm if they died due to measles...
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Source: http://thepinoy.net/?p=12077
Measles cases in the Philippines increase by more than 350% ? WHO
Posted November 29th, 2018 | Health, News | Comments | 132 views
By Luchi de Guzman/CNN Philippines ? More than 10,000 measles cases have been reported this year.
The latest count by the World Health Organization (WHO) Philippines office is 17,298 measles cases as of November this year. This is 367 percent more than the 3,706 cases reported last year...