Philippines: 2019 Measles

[Shiloh]

Source: https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/02/05/19/measles-cases-flood-manila-hospital-7-recent-deaths-reported

Measles cases flood Manila hospital; 7 recent deaths reported
Arianne Merez, ABS-CBN News

Posted at Feb 05 2019 07:01 PM | Updated as of Feb 05 2019 07:26 PM


MANILA- Measles cases have been pouring in at a hospital in Manila with most patients lacking vaccination for the infectious disease.

At least 248 children and 21 adults are being treated for measles in the San Lazaro Hospital, a known facility for infectious diseases.

Hospital spokesperson Dr. Ferdinand de Guzman said on Monday night alone, 7 deaths were recorded, of which 3 are due to complications due to measles.

Last week, 9 children died within a day due to measles, De Guzman added...

 

[Shiloh]

Source: http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2019-02/06/c_137802869.htm


Philippine health department declares measles outbreak in Metro Manila
Source: Xinhua| 2019-02-06 19:36:30|Editor: ZX

MANILA, Feb. 6 (Xinhua) -- The Philippine health department has noted a sharp rise of measles cases in Metro Manila, prompting health authorities to declare on Wednesday measles outbreak in the Philippine capital...

...Measles cases in the NCR rose by 550 percent from Jan. 1 to Feb. 6, 2019 compared to the same period last year, he added.

As of Feb. 2, Health Undersecretary Enrico Domingo said at least 861 suspected cases of measles have been reported all over Metro Manila...

 

[Shiloh]

Source: https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/s...utbreak-in-several-regions-in-the-philippines

Philippines hit by deadly measles outbreak after controversy over dengue vaccinations
Published 6 hours ago

MANILA - The Philippines is battling a surge in measles cases in the capital, Manila, as well as elsewhere in the country with dozens dying from a disease which was long under control.

As many as 57 people, including infants and children, have died at the government-run San Lazaro Hospital in Manila, its spokesman Dr Ferdinand de Guzman said.

The health department believes the spike in cases are due to parents opting not to have their children vaccinated for measles and other highly contagious diseases.

Health Secretary Francisco Duque told reporters on Thursday (Feb 7) measles cases in Manila and in seven other regions had risen more than five-fold to 1,500 so far this year from just 250 a year ago.

There has been ?a big, big difference?, he said.

Four hundred forty one cases were reported in metropolitan Manila, which spans 16 cities and one town, a 1,125 per cent increase from last year.

In the eastern part of central Philippines, the uptick has been as high as 5,000 per cent, from just a single case a year ago to 54 as of Jan 26.

Acknowledging the health emergency, President Rodrigo Duterte ordered a ?vigorous campaign? to get parents to have their children vaccinated...

 

[Shiloh]

Source: https://www.sunstar.com.ph/article/1787011


Measles cases up in Baguio, Benguet
JONATHAN LLANES
February 10, 2019

THE Department of Health (DOH)-Cordillera assured there is enough supply of anti-measles vaccines amid an increase in cases in Baguio City and Benguet Province.

Amelita Pangilinan, DOH?CAR officer-in-charge, said Baguio recorded 56 cases while Benguet reported six from January to February this year...

 

[Shiloh]

Source: http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2019-02/11/c_137813266.htm

Resurgence of measles in Philippines kills 70 so far this year
Source: Xinhua| 2019-02-11 16:49:21|Editor: xuxin

MANILA, Feb. 11 (Xinhua) -- The Philippine government has recorded at least 70 measles-related deaths in several regions in the country in just over one month, the health department said on Monday.

Validated data from different regions culled by the Epidemiology Bureau of the Philippine Department of Health (DOH) showed that from Jan. 1 to Feb. 9 this year, a total of 4,302 measles cases have been reported, with 70 deaths.

Sixty-six percent of them had no history of vaccination against measles, according to the data.

Of the total deaths, the DOH said ages ranged from one month to 31 years old. "Notably, 79 percent of those who died had no history of vaccination," the DOH said...

 

[Shiloh]

Source: http://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1061725


2 deaths, 289 measles cases in NorMin: DOH
By Nef Luczon and Ercel Maandig February 12, 2019, 7:24 pm

CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY--The Department of Health in Region 10 (DOH-10) said measles cases have reached 289 cases in Northern Mindanao since January 2019, including two deaths.

But Dr. Ian Gonzales, DOH-10 chief of non-communicable diseases department, said the agency has not yet declared an outbreak because most of the cases have yet to be verified...

******************************************************

Source: http://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1061602

Bacolod sets up measles fast lanes; cases hit 53 since Jan. 1
By Nanette Guadalquiver February 12, 2019, 6:44 pm

BACOLOD CITY -- The Bacolod City Health Office (CHO) is setting up fast lanes in barangay health centers to accommodate suspected measles patients as cases in the city reached 53 from January 1 to February 10 this year.

Dr. Maria Carmela Gensoli, city health officer, said in a press briefing on Monday that she would issue a memorandum within the day for all health centers to put in place their response to measles cases...


*****************************************************

Source: https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/10848...in-central-visayas-with-rise-in-measles-cases

Code white? alert up in Central Visayas with rise in measles cases
By: Dale G. Israel -
Inquirer Visayas / 05:11 PM February 12, 2019

CEBU CITY ? The Department of Health in Central Visayas (DOH-7) has declared a ?code white? alert in Region 7 after measles cases went up to 145 with two deaths this year.

Dr. Shelbay Blanco, head of the Regional Epidemiology Surveillance Unit (RESU), said code white meant that all hospitals in Cebu, Bohol, Negros Oriental and Siquijor would be required to set up emergency response team, ?quick or priority lanes? and isolation rooms for patients suspected to be afflicted with measles...

*****************************************************

Source: https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1084767/bulacan-execs-call-for-emergency-meet-as-6-die-from-measles


Bulacan execs call for emergency meet as 6 die from measles
Inquirer Central Luzon / 04:35 PM February 12, 2019

CITY OF MALOLOS ? Bulacan officials on Tuesday called for an emergency meeting as the death toll from measles reached six in the province since January.

Joy Gomez, Bulacan public health officer, said the six fatalities were all children aged 21 months to four years old...

 

[Shiloh]

Source: https://www.sunstar.com.ph/article/...ws/DOH-289-measles-cases-in-Northern-Mindanao

DOH: 289 measles cases in Northern Mindanao
JO ANN SABLAD
February 14, 2019

A TOTAL of 289 measles cases in Northern Mindanao, including two deaths, was recorded from January 2019 until present, the Department of Health (DOH) in the region said.

However, the DOH has not declared an outbreak yet as some of the recorded cases are still being confirmed by the central office in Manila, doctor Ian Gonzales, chief of non-communicable diseases department of DOH-Northern Mindanao, said.

"There are confirmed 289 (cases, but) I don't have the figure since I am not with the surveillance (team)," he added...

*********************************************************************************

Source: http://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1061895


DOH records 204 measles cases in Region 12
By Edwin Fernandez February 14, 2019, 7:32 pm

KIDAPAWAN CITY ? The Department of Health in Region 12 (DOH-12) has recorded 204 measles cases and one mortality from January until Feb. 13 this year.

Jenny Panizales Ventura, DOH-12 focal person for measles prevention program, said the number of suspected measles in government and private hospitals in the region is rising.

However, Ventura noted that the number of measles cases this year is still lower compared to last year's.

?This is 26 percent lower as compared to the same period in 2018,? Ventura said in a phone interview...

 

[Shiloh]

Source: https://www.sunstar.com.ph/article/1787885


Central Luzon records 721 measles cases, 14 deaths
PO FLORA
February 15, 2019

THE Regional Epidemiology and Surveillance Unit reported a total of 721 measles cases in Central Luzon region with 14 deaths as of February 12 this year.

The Department of Health (DoH) regional office ordered monitoring and rapid coverage assessment in all provinces as it tries to immunize 625,094 children who have not been inoculated, according to the Regional Local Health Support Division.

?This figure is the best estimate based on target population of those who are susceptible to measles after the last supplemental immunization in 2014,? DOH Regional Local Health Support Division chief Lailani Mangulabnan said in a recent press conference...

 

[Shiloh]

Source: https://www.cbc.ca/news/health/philippines-measles-outbreak-1.5023474

Measles outbreak leads to 136 deaths in the Philippines
Social Sharing
The Associated Press ? Posted: Feb 18, 2019 10:18 AM ET | Last Updated: 14 minutes ago

The Philippine health secretary said Monday that 136 people, mostly children, have died of measles and 8,400 others have fallen ill in an outbreak blamed partly on vaccination fears.

A massive immunization drive that started last week in hard-hit Manila and four provincial regions may contain the outbreak by April, Health Secretary Francisco Duque III said. President Rodrigo Duterte warned in a TV message Friday of fatal complications and urged children to be immunized...

 

[Shiloh]

Source: https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/02/18/19/calabarzon-sees-surge-in-measles-cases

Calabarzon sees surge in measles cases
ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 18 2019 02:56 PM

MANILA- Cases of measles have risen in Calabarzon, making it the region with the most number of patients being treated for the infectious disease.

Data from the Department of Health Epidemiology Bureau show that the Southern Tagalog mainland has recorded 38 deaths and 1,875 cases of measles as of Feb. 17.

This is 34 cases higher than Metro Manila's 1,841 measles cases and 32 deaths recorded.

The province of Rizal has the most number of measles cases followed by Laguna, Cavite, Batangas, and Quezon...

 

[Shiloh]

Source: https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/02/21/19/doh-over-11000-measles-cases-189-deaths-in-philippines



DOH: Over 11,000 measles cases, 189 deaths in Philippines
ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 21 2019 10:29 PM | Updated as of Feb 21 2019 10:50 PM

MANILA (UPDATED) ? In less than two months, more than 11,000 people have contracted measles while 189 have died because of the disease, the Department of Health (DOH) said on Thursday.

The DOH said it recorded 11,459 confirmed cases of measles, with 189 fatalities from Jan. 1 to Feb. 20 this year.

The latest figure is 2,000 cases higher than the DOH's last measles surveillance on Feb. 18.

The National Capital Region recorded the highest number of cases with 2,936 and 52 deaths followed by Calabarzon with 2,635 cases and 61 deaths.

Most of the fatalities had no immunization for measles.

The DOH earlier declared an outbreak of measles in Calabarzon, Metro Manila, Central Luzon, Western Visayas, and Central Visayas...

 

[Ronan Kelly]

In less than two months, measles kills 203 in the Philippines

(philstar.com) - February 27, 2019 - 3:23pm
MANILA, Philippines ? More than 12,000 people have contracted measles while over 200 have died due to the highly-contagious disease in nearly two months, according to the report of World Health Organization and the United Nations Children Fund.

Citing data from the Department of Health, the WHO and UNICEF noted there were 12,736 reported measles cases, including 203 deaths between January 1 to February 23. The latest figure is a significant increase compared to 2,789 cases and 25 deaths reported in the same period last year.
...

Read more at https://www.philstar.com/headlines/...les-kills-203-philippines#CwOW10SCUESyYV4t.99

 

[Shiloh]

Source: https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/s...es-epidemic-tops-14000-cases-and-still-rising

Philippine measles epidemic tops 14,000 cases and still rising
AFP
Published
Mar 3, 2019, 2:43 pm SGT

MANILA (BLOOMBERG) - The number of cases of measles in the Philippines has exceeded more than 14,000 and the count is still rising even as the government steps up its campaign against a vaccine scare that was triggered by deaths allegedly caused by Dengvaxia, a vaccine against dengue.

The government recorded 14,938 cases and 238 deaths from measles as of Feb 28, Health Department Undersecretary Eric Domingo said in a mobile phone text message, adding that "the number of cases is still rising"...

 

[Shiloh]

Source: https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/10920...eaths-doh?utm_expid=.XqNwTug2W6nwDVUSgFJXed.1

Measles cases go past 16,000, deaths at 261 ? DOH
By: Daphne Galvez - Reporter
INQUIRER.net / 11:24 PM March 04, 2019

MANILA, Philippines ? The number of measles cases reported nationwide has climbed to 16,349 with 261 people dying after contracting the disease, as of March 2, the Department of Health (DOH) said Monday.

In the DOH Epidemiology Bureau?s latest report, a total of 1,411 measles cases were recorded from March 1 to March 2. This brings the total of cases to 16,349 from Jan. 1 to March 2...

 

[Shiloh]

Source: https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/10929...angasinan?utm_expid=.XqNwTug2W6nwDVUSgFJXed.1


Disease outbreak: Measles kills 17 in Pangasinan
Philippine Daily Inquirer / 05:15 AM March 07, 2019

LINGAYEN, Pangsinan ? Measles has killed 17 people in Pangasinan province in the last two months, the Department of Health (DOH) said.

John Lee Gacusan, program manager of DOH Ilocos region?s national immunization program, also said 726 measles cases had been recorded since Jan. 1.

The number represented an 881-percent rise from that recorded in the same period last year.

Pangasinan posted 589 cases, the region?s highest, while La Union province had 99; Ilocos Sur province, 25; and Ilocos Norte, 13...

 

[Shiloh]

Source: https://www.philstar.com/nation/2019/03/07/1899321/western-visayas-measles-cases-over-1000

Western Visayas measles cases up by over 1,000%
8shares000
Gilbert Bayoran (The Philippine Star) - March 7, 2019 - 12:00am

BACOLOD CITY, Philippines ? The number of measles cases in Western Visayas increased by 1,773 percent in the past two months compared to the same period last year, according to the Department of Health (DOH) regional office.

Mary Jane Juanico, DOH-Region 6 child health program medical coordinator, said 918 cases were reported in January and February when there were only 49 reported last year.

Four deaths were reported, three of which were from Negros Occidental and one from Antique, the DOH added...

 

[Shiloh]

Source: https://news.mb.com.ph/2019/03/17/baguio-measles-cases-continue-to-rise/

Baguio measles cases continue to rise
Published March 17, 2019, 7:44 PM

By Zaldy Comanda

BAGUIO CITY ? The cases of measles in the city continued to rise, prompting Mayor Mauricio Domogan to appeal to the public to get their measles shots, which are free...

...The City Epidemiology and Surveil?lance Unit (CESU) of the City Health Services Office (CHSO) said there were 170 measles cases from Jan. 1 to March 9, with no fatalities recorded.

CESU Head Dr. Donnabel Tubera said the figure represents a 4,150 percent jump from the four cases recorded for the same period last year.

A report on the status of the city?s mass immunization campaign showed a low turnout with only 9,443 children vaccinated from Feb. 18 to March 12 out of the target population of 34,450...

 

[Shiloh]

Source: http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2019-03/21/c_137913534.htm

Over 21,000 measles cases, 315 deaths reported in Philippines
Source: Xinhua| 2019-03-21 21:39:02|Editor: xuxin

MANILA, March 21 (Xinhua) -- Measles cases in the Philippines continued to surge to 21,396 since the first case was recorded in January this year, and 315 have so far died from the viral disease, official data showed on Thursday.

The cases were recorded from Jan. 1 to March 14, according to the Philippine Department of Health (DOH) Epidemiology Bureau.

The DOH said the provinces of Cavite, Laguna, Batangas, Rizal, and Quezon (Calabarzon) recorded the highest number of measles cases and death, with 4,401 and 87, respectively.

This was followed by the National Capital Region (NCR) with 4,266 cases and 85 deaths...

 

[Shiloh]

Source: https://reliefweb.int/report/philipp...-14-april-2019

...Current Situation

Between 1 January and 5 April 2019, 28,362 measles cases including 389 deaths were officially reported through the routine surveillance system from the DOH, with a Case Fatality rate of 1,37% (see Table 1).
With a median age of 3 years old, 53% of measles cases are under 5 years of age. 53% of measles cases are male.
With a median age of 1 year old, 84% of all deaths are chil-dren under the age of 5, 61% of measles deaths are male. Most deaths are reported from Region III, IV-A, VIII and NCR.
As of 5 April 2019, 90% of cases have no documented vac-cination status. DoH data shows that 3% of cases had been previously vaccinated with 2 doses of measles vaccine. The vaccination status of the remainder of cases is unknown.

************************************

Source: https://www.manilatimes.net/1400-ne...-keeps-outbreak-status-in-parts-of-ph/540305/

1,400 new measles cases recorded as DoH keeps outbreak status in parts of PH
By The Manila Times
April 14, 2019

MORE than 1,400 new measles cases were validated over the past two weeks, the Department of Health (DoH) said, as it kept the outbreak status in some regions.

Latest data from the epidemiology bureau showed that there was a total of 1,406 measles cases recorded from March 31 to April 5, 2019.

Health Undersecretary Rolando Domingo previously said that there must be no new cases for about six consecutive weeks in Calabarzon (Cavite, Laguna, Batangas, Rizal, Quezon), Metro Manila, Central Luzon, and Central and Western Visayas before the DoH could say that the epidemic was under control.

The latest figure brings the total number of measles cases to 28,362 cases with 389 deaths since January 1. This is higher than the 6,053 with 53 deaths reported in the same period in 2018.

Metro Manila has the highest number with 5,749 cases with 104 deaths. Calabarzon recorded the most number of deaths at 107 out of 5,450 cases...

 

[Shiloh]

Source: https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2019/04/29/1913450/measles-cases-nationwide-exceed-30000

Measles cases nationwide exceed 30,000
Mayen Jaymalin (The Philippine Star) - April 29, 2019 - 12:00am

MANILA, Philippines ? Measles cases nationwide rose to over 30,000 in the first quarter of the year, the Department of Health (DOH) reported yesterday.

The latest DOH disease surveillance report showed a total of 31,056 measles cases were recorded nationwide from January to April 13.

The DOH said recorded measles incidence is higher by 6,641 from the cases posted during the same period last year.

Mortality due to measles this year, DOH noted, also went up to 415, which is higher by 50 from last year?s figure.

The National Capital Region accounted for the biggest number of cases with 6,075 including 106 deaths.

Region 4A or Calabarzon posted the second highest number of cases with 6,010 including 111 deaths followed by Region 3 (Central Luzon) with 5,091 and 73 deaths...