Philippines: Dengue cases 2009

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6 Sep
Dengue kills two in Dauin cases up 27%
Posted by Negros Chronicle

Two persons died in the latter part of August in the municipality of Dauin caused by dengue while the total number of cases in the province of Negros Oriental has increased by almost 27 percent compared to the same month last year.

Dr. Socrates Villamor, Provincial Team Leader of the Department of Health said the two victims, aged four and twenty seven, are residents of Barangays Poblacion and Bulak. Currently, there are seventeen patients now confined at the Negros Oriental Provincial Hospital. However, health authorities assure there is enough supply of medicines and manpower to attend to the patients? needs.

Meanwhile, Provincial Health Officer 1 Dr. Felix Sy formally assumed as President of the Metropolitan Health District System replacing Dr. Didencio Aurelio The Metropolitan Health System covers the areas of Dumaguete, Sibulan, San Jose, Amlan, Dauin, Valencia and Bacong.

 

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Mandaue dengue cases up
By Dale G. Israel
Cebu Daily News First Posted 11:11:00 09/10/2009 Filed Under: Dengue

Mandaue City?s recorded dengue cases are increasing.

From January to August this year, the City Health Office recorded 65 cases when only 45 dengue cases were recorded the whole year last year.

Three people from Mandaue died of dengue as of August. In 2008, there were seven dengue-related deaths.

Barangay Maguikay had the most number of dengue cases at 18, with two deaths. Last year, it was barangay Subangdaku that had the most dengue cases at 30.

Jasmine Marie Seno, City Health Office nurse coordinator for dengue cases, said they were intensifying their campaign against dengue.

Seno urged the public to be more pro-active and to consult barangay health centers if they suspect that a family member has dengue.

She said the city government provides free complete blood count (CBC) tests and platelet counts through the City Health Office.

She said the City Halls health department has organized ?brigades? in communities where there were dengue cases.

Seno said the brigades use misting chemical sprays instead of fogging to kill off mosquitoes that carry the dengue virus.

These brigades test waters with visible mosquito wrigglers. If these wrigglers are determined to be the dengue-carrying breed, the body of water and the surrounding area is misted.

She urged the public not to rely on these brigades and to maintain a clean environment to prevent mosquitoes from breeding.

Records at the City Health Office showed that dengue infection rates were low from January to May, but the number went up in June and had continued to rise in August.

After Maguikay, barangays Canduman, Looc and Subangdaku ranked second in the most number of dengue cases at 15 cases each. Banilad had 14 cases, Cambaro, 12; and Tipolo and Ibabao at 11 each.

Barangays Labogon and Paknaan had 10 cases each.

Upland barangays of Casili and Tingub remain dengue-free.

Mandaue City Mayor Jonas Cortes has ordered the City Health Office to intensify its campaign against dengue, since he considered dengue to be deadlier than the highly publicized Influenza A subtype H1N1 virus.

Last June, Cortes called for a massive cleanup of barangays as dengue cases started to rise.

 

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Bacolod declares state of imminent calamity due to dengue
09/13/2009 | 09:42 AM

Two recent deaths and a rise in the number of dengue cases prompted the Bacolod City government to declare a state of imminent calamity.

A report on the Visayan Daily Star said the Bacolod City council unanimously passed the resolution for the state of imminent calamity last week.

Bacolod City Mayor Evelio Leonardia moved to pass the resolution after the City Health Office reported 574 dengue cases and at least eight deaths in the city so far this year.

Councilor Dindo Ramos said Bacolod is being placed under imminent danger of calamity to avert a possible outbreak of the disease.

He said that the declaration would give the local government flexibility to use the allocation for calamities.

?But this is a special case, an urgent matter and therefore, it also needs special and urgent funding," he added.

City Health Office statistician Warlito Valiente said the latest fatalities include an 11-year-old boy from Purok Masinadyahon in Bata village, and a 10-year-old girl from Sincang-Airport village.

Also, City Health Office records showed 499 confirmed cases of dengue from January 1 to July 18, compared to 678 and 237 in the same periods in 2007 and 2008 respectively.

There were seven deaths in 2007 and two in 2008, also in the same period.

Bacolod City Health Officer Dr. Salome Bi?as noted high incidence of dengue in densely populated villages such as Estefania, Villamonte, Mansilingan, Taculing, Mandalagan, Banago, Tangub, Alijis and Bata.

She said the number of cases continued to rise despite their intensified education campaign and application of larvaecidal chemicals to stagnant water in all the villages.

Meanwhile, Leonardia said they will conduct a massive dengue prevention campaign.

Western Visayas has been noted for rising dengue cases. From January to July this year, 24 people have been reported killed in the province by the mosquito-borne disease.

 

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Dengue cases hit 16,000
By Mayen Jaymalin (The Philippine Star) Updated September 14, 2009 12:00 AM

MANILA, Philippines - Nearly 200 people have died while more than 16,000 others have been hospitalized this year because of dengue, the Department of Health (DOH) reported.

Latest data from the DOH?s National Epidemiology Center (NEC) showed that a total of 16,317 dengue cases were admitted in various government hospitals nationwide. The figure recorded from Jan. 1 to Aug. 1 also includes 165 deaths.

Health officials said ages of dengue patients range from less than a month to 96 years. A majority of the 70 percent of cases belonged to one to 20-year-old age group.

Death rate was high among those less than 10 and 40 years.

Despite the high number of dengue cases, DOH officials noted that the recorded dengue cases in the first seven months of the year was 37.2 percent lower compared to the same period last year.

The National Capital Region (NCR) accounted for the biggest number, or 23 percent of the total cases.

Other regions that posted high number of dengue cases were Southern Mindanao, Calabarzon, Western Visayas, Region 12 and Central Luzon.

The DOH also reported clustering of cases in some areas of Quezon City and Valenzuela and in the provinces of Cagayan, Isabela, Nueva Ecija, Batangas, Rizal, Occidental Mindoro, Iloilo, Guimaras, Misamis Oriental and Davao del Sur.

Health officials earlier said the public should be more cautious against dengue, which has resulted to the deaths of more people nationwide compared to influenza A(H1N1).

The DOH has called on the public to rid their places of mosquito-breeding sites to prevent possible rise in dengue cases.

 

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Source: http://www.mb.com.ph/articles/220598/dengue-outbreak-ifugao-kalinga

Dengue outbreak in Ifugao, Kalinga
By DEXTER A. SEE, GENALYN KABILING
September 14, 2009, 5:55pm

The Cordillera office of the Department of Health (DoH) recently declared a dengue outbreak in Lagawe, Ifugao and Bulanao, Kalinga due to the sudden increase in the number of cases in the two areas, reaching 527 cases since January this year.

With the outbreak and the rising cases of dengue in other areas, President Arroyo ordered health agencies and local governments to link arms to protect the people from mosquito-borne disease.

Despite the dengue outbreak in Ifugao and Kalinga, Dr. Myrna Cabotaje, DoH-CAR regional director, said the situations in the two Cordillera towns are now under control.

In Ifugao, a total of 127 dengue fever cases, including four outside the province, were admitted at the Ifugao provincial hospital and other health units for the first 35 weeks of this year.

She revealed there were two deaths, including two children, registered in the province as a result of the dengue-carrying mosquito which resulted in the spread of the disease.

In Tabuk, Kalinga, 400 dengue fever cases were documented by health authorities for the first 35 weeks of this year prompting the DoH-CAR to declare an outbreak in the area over the past several weeks.

In general, Cabotaje said that there were a total of 833 dengue fever cases recorded in the region for the first 35 weeks, an increase by 28 percent compared to the 648 cases for the same period last year.

At the same time, the number of dengue cases recorded this year compared to the same period last year noticeably increased from 52 cases to 124 cases in Benguet.

Cabotaje said dengue outbreaks are declared in a certain area when the number of cases within the same period in the current year goes beyond the expected range.

She explained the so-called range is computed as the average number of cases within the period of three to five years prior to the current year.

An area is considered to be a dengue hot spot when an increase in the number of dengue cases is observed for three consecutive weeks even if the said number is within the expected range.

Because of the outbreak, Deputy Presidential Spokesman Anthony Golez said the President asked the DoH to intensify its public education campaign to prevent outbreaks of dengue in homes, schools, communities and workplaces.

The President issued the directives after the health department reported more than 16,000 people have been hospitalized due to dengue this year. At least 165 people have reportedly died from dengue, a tropical disease transmitted by mosquitoes.

?The President would like to stress and reiterate the need for cooperation among the local government units, the different communities, and national health officials in combating dengue in the country,? Golez told reporters in the Palace.

?The President also instructed the DoH to intensify the campaign against dengue particularly public educational programs because dengue can be prevented,? he said.

 

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Source: http://www.pia.gov.ph/?m=12&r=&y=&mo=&fi=p090915.htm&no=17

DOH 6 reports dengue cases in Western Visayas

by T. Villavert

Iloilo City (15 September) -- The Department of Health in Region 6 reported that from January 1 to August 22, the regional office monitored 2,723 dengue cases from the 29 Sentinel Sites throughout the region.

According to the Regional Epidemiology and Surveillance Unit (RESU) the number of cases this year is 67% higher compared to the same period last year. However, there was a downward trend noted in the last four weeks since the number of cases peaked in the 28th week. Ages of cases ranged from less than 3 months to 75 years old (median 10 years). Majority of cases are males (53%). Forty four percent of the cases belonged to the 1-9 years age group.

There were a total of 39 deaths recorded giving a case fatality ratio of 1.4%. Fifty-nine percent of cases were classified as dengue hemorrhagic fever (DHF), while 40% were classified as dengue fever. Thirty one (1%) of the total cases were classified as dengue shock syndrome, the DOH 6 report disclosed.

Meanwhile, President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo has ordered the Department of Health to intensify the campaign against dengue through its public health educational programs.

The President, according to Deputy Spokesperson Anthony Golez, asked local government units and national health officials to cooperate in combating the scourge which has claimed a number of lives in depressed communities.

Part of the DOH mandate, according to Golez is to destroy breeding grounds of mosquitoes, the Malacanang press report disclosed. (PIA6)

 

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Source: http://www.pia.gov.ph/?m=12&r=&y=&mo=&fi=p090915.htm&no=22

Antique has 210 dengue cases, 3 deaths

San Jose, Antique (15 September) -- Antique Provincial Health Office reported 210 dengue cases and 3 deaths for the period January to September 10, 2009.

Tess Vergara, Dengue Coordinator, Provincial Health Office said that despite massive campaign of cleanliness and sanitation all through out the province, dengue mosquitoes can not be totally eradicated.

Among the age group that has most number of cases are with ages 1-10 years old with 103 cases followed by 11-20 years with 65 cases while there are 9 cases that are below one year old.

The town of Tobias Fornier has most number of cases with 59, followed by Bugasong with 25, then San Jose with 21. Three deaths are from the towns of Culasi, Caluya and Barbaza.

Meanwhile, the Provincial Health Office and the Municipal Health Offices of the 18 towns continue to campaign for people's participation in the massive cleanliness and sanitation particularly undertaking search and destroy operation of breeding places of mosquitoes in consonance with the order of President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo to intensify the campaign against dengue through its public health educational programs.

The President, according to Deputy Spokesperson Anthony Golez, asked local government units and national health officials to cooperate in combating the scourge which has claimed a number of lives in depressed communities. (PSM/PIA) [top]

 

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Source: http://www.philstar.com/Article.aspx?articleId=505439&publicationSubCategoryId=107

Two more kids die of dengue
(The Freeman) Updated September 15, 2009 12:00 AM

CEBU, Philippines - The five-year-old daughter of a couple who are working in the media in Cebu City is one of the two latest casualties of dengue in the city, bringing to 25 the total number of dengue-related deaths since January.

The other victim is a four-year-old girl from Sitio Mahiga, Barangay Banilad who died hours after she was brought to Vicente Sotto Memorial Medical Center due to high fever, said Cebu City Health Department?s Durinda Macasocol.

Macasocol, assistant chief of the City Epidemiology Statistics and Surveillance Unit, said the daughter of couple Roger and Chielo Vallena, of Sunstar Daily and GMA-7 Balitang Bisdak, respectively, died at Chong Hua Hospital at dawn yesterday. The death of the four year-old-girl in Banilad is the first dengue-related casualty reported from that barangay, and also that of Mary Heart Vallena whose family lives in Barangay Bacayan.

Mary Heart was brought to Chong Hua Hospital on September 12 due to high fever, but she expired about two days later. While the death toll of dengue in the city from January has already reached 25, still the figure is still comparatively lower compared to 38 deaths in the same period last year.

One of the ways to determine if the person is afflicted with dengue is through his platelet count, which drops to below normal level once he has acquired the disease. With this, the city government is offering free hospital and laboratory examinations to patients who are suspected to have dengue. ? Rene U. Borromeo/WAB (THE FREEMAN)

 

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September 17, 2009 Iloilo City, Philippines
Antique has 210 dengue cases, 3 deaths

SAN JOSE, Antique ? Antique Provincial Health Office reported 210 dengue cases and 3 deaths for the period January to September 10, 2009.

Tess Vergara, Dengue Coordinator, Provincial Health Office said that despite massive campaign of cleanliness and sanitation all through out the province, dengue mosquitoes can not be totally eradicated.

Among the age group that has most number of cases are with ages 1-10 years old with 103 cases followed by 11-20 years with 65 cases while there are 9 cases that are below one year old.

The town of Tobias Fornier has most number of cases with 59, followed by Bugasong with 25, then San Jose with 21. Three deaths are from the towns of Culasi, Caluya and Barbaza.

Meanwhile, the Provincial Health Office and the Municipal Health Offices of the 18 towns continue to campaign for people?s participation in the massive cleanliness and sanitation particularly undertaking search and destroy operation of breeding places of mosquitoes in consonance with the order of President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo to intensify the campaign against dengue through its public health educational programs.

The President, according to Deputy Spokesperson Anthony Golez, asked local government units and national health officials to cooperate in combating the scourge which has claimed a number of lives in depressed communities. (PSM/PIA)

 

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Source: http://www.thenewstoday.info/2009/09/18/5year.old.girl.dies.of.dengue.anew.in.iloilo.city.html


September 18, 2009 Iloilo City, Philippines

5-year old girl dies of dengue anew in Iloilo City

By Maricar M. Calubiran

The number of lives lost to the dreaded dengue virus keeps on increasing amid calls from the city government for all barangays to initiate clean-up activities. Another five-year old child died of dengue recently.

The victim is identified as Mariana Isabela Miliondaga of Project 5, Sooc, Mandurriao. She died two days after she was brought to the hospital for treatment.

The recent reported dengue death added to the 20 confirmed deaths recorded at the City Health Office (CHO).

In an interview over dySI?s ?Markado? program with Boboy Sombero, Barangay Kagawad Rosemarie Hilaos said they have already reported the matter to the senior nurse assigned in the barangay.

Hilaos, chair of the committee of health and sanitation, said they are conducting a clean-up drive dubbed as ?Kaya Kulob? twice a month. She said, they have also encouraged all the households to clean their respective surroundings.

She said the households have to exert their own effort in keeping their place clean and destroy all the mosquito breeding places. It is not only the responsibility of the barangay officials to maintain the community clean.

Dengue and dengue hemorrhagic fever are caused by viral strains. The virus is transmitted to humans through the bites of infected mosquitoes Stegomyia aegypti and Stegomyia albopticus, previously known as Aedes aegypti. Dengue is the second deadliest mosquito-borne illness after malaria.

Hilaos added they have encouraged residents to put salt or used oil in areas with stagnant water to kill the wrigglers. Large portion of the community is rice land.

It is one of the city?s relocation sites. Normally, flood waters affect the barangay during heavy rains and typhoons. Fogging operation is not an ideal solution to Project 5 since there are number of asthmatic persons in the community.

She appealed to residents to cooperate and participate in the clean up drive since it is for their own good. Parents have the responsibility to maintain cleanliness in their surroundings.

Meanwhile, Mayor Jerry Tre?as urged residents to report immediately to the nearest health centers dengue incidents. The report will enable the health workers to trace the barangays with prevailing dengue cases.

Barangays Sto. Nino, Arevalo; San Juan, Molo and Veterans Village, City Proper have been identified as dengue stricken barangays in the city by the Department of Health (DOH).

Tre?as has made several calls to the punong barangays and residents to exercise preventive measures and seek immediate medical attention should they manifest dengue-like symptoms.

 

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Re: Philippines: Dengue cases 2009

Source: http://www.mb.com.ph/articles/221383/dengue-cases-cebu-city-12-percent

Dengue cases in Cebu City up by 12 percent
By PHOEBE JEN INDINO
September 19, 2009, 5:54pm

CEBU CITY ? From the 959 dengue cases recorded last year during the period January 1 to September 12, this city?s Epidemiology Statistics and Surveillance Unit (CESSU) has noted a 12.20 percent increase on dengue occurrence with 1,076 reported cases on the same period for this year.

Based on the CESSU data, dengue fever cases have been abnormally high since last month where a total of 427 cases and 10 deaths were recorded for August alone, the highest so far.

Barangay Guadalupe has the most number of cases with 76 cases and two deaths followed by Barangay Kamputhaw with 69 registered cases and three deaths and Barangay Talamban with 61 cases and one death.

The incidence rate of the disease is now 1.30 or 2 persons for every 1,000 population. Most of those affected are males with 51.8 percent and the age range of patients are from five months old to 70 years old, according to the CESSU data report.

However, data from the agency revealed that despite the increase of dengue cases in the city, the number of deaths during the same period has dropped from 39 last year to 25 this year.

A CESSU official bared that the occurrence had been addressed by the active and timely response of the local barangay officials in initiating various activities and strategies to eradicate breeding sites of mosquitoes in their respective areas.

Moreover, the Cebu City Government, through its different departments, is conducting on-going activities and strategies to combat the dreaded disease. Health services, laboratory examinations and hospital management are provided to city residents for free.

Meanwhile, inline with the worsening cases of dengue in Central Visayas, specifically this city, the Department of Health (DoH)? s Region 7 Office has urged hospitals here to continue the implementation of dengue fast lanes to fasten services intended for dengue patients.

 

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Source: http://www.pia.gov.ph/default.asp?m=12&r=&y=&mo=&fi=p090919.htm&no=27

858 dengue cases recorded in CAR; DOH intensifies anti-dengue campaign

by Lito Dar

Baguio City (19 September) -- The Department of Health confirmed that dengue in the region is rising with 858 recorded cases compared to the 647 cases within the same period last year.

DOH-CAR Medical Officer III and Anti-Dengue Program Coordinator, Dr Alexei Marrero, reported that dengue cases in Kalinga, Ifugao, Benguet, Apayao and Abra have significantly increased compared to last year. On a brighter note, cases in Baguio decreased to 194 compared to the 261 cases recorded last year while Mt. Province has 62 recorded cases down from the 72 cases last year.

There were also 34 non-CAR Dengue cases that were admitted in hospitals in the region, Marrero said.

Marrero also confirmed that there are six dengue related deaths this year, compared to the four deaths last year. On community outbreaks, DOH recorded an outbreak in Lagawe, Ifugao last week and in Tabuk, Kalinga two weeks ago.

According to Marrero, the DOH has already intensified its campaign against dengue in terms of advocacy and Information, Education and Communication (IEC) campaign. The office is also providing logistics and technical assistance to different hospitals in the region.

The DOH is also currently implementing dengue-free schools initiatives by providing mosquito insecticide treated curtains to selected areas throughout the region. Clinical Dengue Management Trainings are also provided to different hospitals and Rural Health Units (RHUs) and Dengue Vector Surveillance - orientation for teachers.

Dr Marrero also reminded the public of the health department's, 4S campaign against dengue - Search and Destroy of mosquito breeding grounds, Self Protection, Seek early consultation and Say no to indiscriminate fogging.

Meanwhile, with the onset of the rainy season and as dengue cases are again on the rise, President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo has ordered the Department of Health (DOH) to intensify the campaign against Dengue through its public health educational programs.

In a statement, deputy spokesperson Anthony Golez stated that the Pesident asked local government units and national health officials to cooperate in combating the scourge which has claimed a number of lives in depressed communities.

"Ang importante ay ang kooperasyon ng lahat. With the LGUs at ang kanilang mga health officials, with the national health officials, ang suporta ng ating DOH particularly ang mga hospitals doon sa pamilya o pasyente na may dengue ngayon. Kinakailangan na magtulungan sila ng sa gayon ay maiwasan o mabawasan ang mga kaso ng dengue," Golez quoted the president as saying. (PIA)

 

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Source: http://www.mb.com.ph/articles/222452/kalinga-dengue-eases

Kalinga dengue eases
By DEXTER A. SEE
September 28, 2009, 8:29pm

TABUK, Kalinga ? The Cordillera office of the Center for Health Development downgraded the dengue outbreak in the province after the number of dengue fever cases significantly dropped over the past weeks because of interventions implemented by the agency.

However, Dr. Myrna Cabotaje, CHD-CAR regional director, said even if the alarm has been lowered, dengue alert is still prevailing in places where the number of cases remains high.

She said dengue cases in the province started to significantly increase last June with 58 suspected cases recorded in a span of one week.

According to her, the number of dengue cases rose to as much as 107 from July 27 to August 1, 2009.

For the first 37 weeks of this year, the CHD recorded 724 cases and three dengue-related deaths in the province, the highest so far in the history of Kalinga over the past four years.

Cabotaje explained that the rise in the number of dengue cases could have been caused by alleged mutation of the previous dengue virus that brought about a new one which now poses a threat to the condition of the people, especially children and senior citizens.

Based on blood serum analysis, experts have identified four types of dengue viruses.

The CHD-CAR official revealed that a patient develops immunity from one type of virus after infection, but remains susceptible to other dengue viruses.

Cabotaje called on local officials and residents to clean their surroundings since it is still the best way to destroy the breeding ground of dengue-carrying mosquitoes.

Earlier, the CHD-CAR declared a dengue outbreak in Bulanao and Tabuk in Kalinga and Lagawe in Ifugao.

The CHD-CAR recorded a total of 858 dengue fever cases in the region from January to September this year which is more than 30 percent higher than the 647 cases recorded for the same period last year.

Aside from the three deaths in Kalinga, the health department also recorded three dengue-related deaths in Ifugao, three in Benguet and two in Baguio City.

 

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Source: http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/nation/regions/10/13/09/dengue-afflicts-463-eastern-visayas

Dengue afflicts 463 in Eastern Visayas

By Ranulfo Docdocan, ABS-CBN Tacloban | 10/13/2009 4:19 PM


PALO, Leyte - The Department of Health on Tuesday said it has recorded 463 dengue cases in Eastern Visayas since the start of the year, which has resulted in five deaths.

Dr. Edgardo Gonzaga, DOH regional director for the Eastern Visayas, said the figure is 42 percent lower compared to the number of dengue cases recorded in the same period last year.

Gonzaga said the public should implement a four-point program to defeat dengue: destroying breeding sites of mosquitoes; seek early consultation if you experience fever for more than two days; self protection through the use of long sleeves, pants or application of mosquito repellents; and fogging with the supervision of a proper timing and technical officer.

"The Regional Epidemiology and Surveillance Unit of DOH in the Region is now accepting specimens to determine what kind of dengue this is. The Research Institute for Tropical Medicine is also detemined to help us," he said.

He said the local DOH office has enough medicine to treat dengue patients in the region.
as of 10/13/2009 4:19 PM

 

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Source: http://www.cebuonlinenews.com/20091014/992476-dengue-claims-another-life-in-cebu/

Dengue claims another life in Cebu

CEBU CITY ? The dreaded mosquito-borne dengue disease continues wreaking havoc in the city as it claimed yet another life, this time that of a three-year-old boy, bringing the fatalities for this year to 31.

The latest fatality was brought to the Cebu City Medical Center after few days of experiencing fever, a move that was discouraged by medical experts who insist that children should be rushed to the hospital upon showing signs of fever.

The boy died the next day.

?The problem now is that parents won?t bring their kids unless the child?s condition is very ill,? said Durinda Macasocol, assistant chief of the Cebu City Epidemiology Statistics and Surveillance Unit

Although there were already 31 dengue-related deaths recorded in Cebu City alone from January, this figure is still comparatively lower compared to the 43 deaths for the same period last year.

While there are less deaths during the first nine months this year, there are more dengue cases compared to the same period in 2008. Macasocol said statistics place dengue infection at two persons for every 1,000 people in Cebu City.

The barangays that have dengue-related fatalities are three each from Kamputhaw and Labangon; two each from Guadalupe, Tisa, Lorega-San Miguel, Carreta, Apas and Mambaling; and one each from barangays Bacayan, Talamban, Basak-San Nicolas, Lahug, Luz, Punta Princesa, Inayawan, Pardo, Banilad, Day-as, Buhisan, Sudlon II and Binaliw.

Cebu City health authorities are closely monitoring 10 barangays that have the highest number of dengue-related deaths and the most number of dengue cases last year.

Barangay Guadalupe tops the list with 98 dengue cases and six deaths followed by Mabolo with 60 dengue cases and two deaths and Labangon with 59 dengue cases and three deaths in 2008.

They were followed by Tisa with 54 cases and four deaths, Basak San Nicolas with 52 cases and two deaths, Inayawan with 51 cases and three deaths and Lahug with 50 dengue cases.

Rounding out the list were barangays Kamputhaw with 47 dengue cases, Talamban with 38 dengue cases and three deaths and Bulacao with 36 cases and two deaths.

The Cebu City Health Department continuously warns residents against the mosquito-borne dengue diseases as Macasucol said they have been implementing its strict measures against the dengue diseases and urged the public to maintain a clean and mosquito-free surrounding.

The Cebu City Government has been intensifying its campaign against the deadly mosquito-borne disease dengue and identified seven satellite health centers where the public can avail of free dengue screening. #

 

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Source: http://www.visayandailystar.com/2009/October/14/topstory2.htm

Dengue kills 28 in
Negros, Bacolod
BY CARLA GOMEZ

Dengue fever hit 1,850 persons and killed 28 in Negros Occidental and Bacolod City from January to the first week of October this year, health officials reported yesterday.

Nineteen persons died from dengue in seven cities and three towns in Negros Occidental from January to Oct. 3, or an increase of 57 percent from 11 deaths during the same period last year, Provincial Health Officer Luisa Efren said yesterday.

In Bacolod City, 970 dengue cases were reported with nine deaths as of the first week of October, City Health Officer Salome Bi?as said yesterday.

Efren said the number of dengue cases reported in Negros Occidental dropped from 1,001 last year to 889 this year, or by 11 percent.

That means that, in 2008, for every 100 cases reported, one patient died, while this year for every 100, two died, Efren added.

The dengue deaths were in Bago City ? 6, Sagay City - 3, Talisay City and Victorias City ? 2 each, and one each in La Castellana, Valladolid, La Carlota City, Kabankalan City, Calatrava and Escalante City, she said.

She attributed the increase in deaths to delayed consultation and treatment, and called on those manifesting signs of dengue to seek early consultation.

Dengue hemorrhagic fever is an acute infectious disease manifested initially with fever.

Aedes aegypti, the transmitter of the disease, is a day-biting mosquito which lays eggs in clear and stagnant water found in flower vases, cans, rain barrels, old rubber tires, etc. The adult mosquitoes rest in dark places of the house, a Department of Health advisory said.

Signs and symptoms of dengue are the sudden onset of high fever which may last 2 to 7 days, joint and muscle pain and pain behind the eyes, weakness, skin rashes ? maculopapular rash or red tiny spots on the skin called petechiae, nosebleeding when fever starts to subside, abdominal pain, vomiting of coffee-colored matter and dark-colored stools, the DOH said.

To prevent dengue the DOH is reminding the public to cover water drums and water pails at all times to prevent mosquitoes from breeding and replace water in flower vases once a week.

It also said water containers should be cleaned once a week and scrub the sides well to remove eggs of mosquitoes sticking to the sides.

Gutters should also be cleaned of leaves and debris so that rain water will not collect as breeding places of mosquitoes, old tires used as roof support should be punctured or cut to avoid accumulation of water, and all unusable tin cans, jars, bottles and other items that can collect and hold water should be disposed, the DOH added.*CPG

 

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Re: Philippines: Dengue cases 2009

Source: http://globalnation.inquirer.net/ce...0091016-230375/Dengue-deaths-rising-in-NegOcc

Dengue deaths rising in NegOcc

Cebu Daily News First Posted 10:25:00 10/16/2009

Bacolod City ? Dengue fever has claimed the lives of 28 persons in Negros Occidental from January to the first week of October, a big jump from the 15 who died in the same period in 2008.

Health officials here attributed the increase in deaths to delayed consultation and treatment.

Bacolod City alone has had nine deaths out of the 970 dengue fever cases reported as of the first week of October in 2009, City Health Officer Salome Bi?as said.

In 2008, Bacolod City had four deaths and 358 dengue fever cases during the same period, Bi?as said.

Seven other cities and three towns in Negros Occidental registered 19 deaths from January to October 3 in 2009, up by 72 percent over the 11 deaths reported during the same period, Provincial Health Officer Luisa Efren said.

Negros Occidental, excluding Bacolod City, experienced an increase in deaths in 2009 although it had fewer reported dengue fever cases at 889, down by 11 percent from 1,001 cases registered in 2008 in the same period, Efren said.

Bago City accounted for six deaths and Sagay City, three. Talisay City and Victorias City had two each while La Castellana, Valladolid, La Carlota City, Kabankalan City, Calatrava and Escalante City had one each, she said.

She urged those manifesting symptoms of dengue to seek consultation immediately.

Dengue hemorrhagic fever is an acute infectious disease manifested initially with fever.

Aedes aegypti, the transmitter of the disease, is a day-biting mosquito, which lays eggs in clear and stagnant water found in flower vases, cans, rain barrels, old rubber tires, etc. The adult mosquitoes rest in dark places of the house, according to the Department of Health (DOH) advisory.

The signs and symptoms of dengue are the sudden onset of high fever which may last two to seven days, joint and muscle pain and pain behind the eyes, weakness, skin rashes, nose bleeding
when fever starts to subside, abdominal pain, vomiting of coffee-colored matter and dark-colored stools, according to the DOH.

To stop the spread of dengue fever, the DOH is reminding the public to cover water drums and water pails at all times and replace water in flower vases once a week to prevent mosquitoes from breeding.

 

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Re: Philippines: Dengue cases 2009

Source: http://www.negroschronicle.com/?p=6740

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Health officials reported a 20 percent increase in the number of dengue cases throughout the province from January to October 5 compared to the number of cases recorded in the same period last year.

Dr. Felix Sy, Provincial Health Officer 1, said there were 1, 062 dengue cases reported this year, compared to 882 in 2008 representing a 20 percent hike, but he claims that this is not alarming. Five persons also died this year due to dengue, the same number of fatalities recorded in 2008.

The fatalities were from Valencia, Bacong, Dumaguete City, Dauin and Tanjay City. Primarily due to its bigger population, cities of Dumaguete and Tanjay registered the most number of dengue cases at 385 and 117, respectively.

Sibulan has the third highest number of cases at 109; Dauin, 67; Ayungon, 49; Bayawan City, 45 and Siaton 28. The towns of La Libertad and Vallehermoso has the lowest number of cases at two apiece.

Sy counsels that persons exhibiting symptoms of dengue like high grade fever at 39 degrees Celsius above be immediately brought to the hospital to undergo complete blood count and platelet count.

Communities are also encouraged to clean up their surroundings and drain all stagnant water while barangay health workers continue to conduct regular information drive.

 

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Re: Philippines: Dengue cases 2009

Source: http://www.mindanaotimes.com.ph/?p=4517

Dengue incidents on the rise: CHO
Written by: Dalumpines , Jose G.
Friday, 23 October 2009

THE NUMBER of dengue cases in the first seven months of this year rose 31 percent compared to the whole year of 2008, the City Health Office (CHO) revealed yesterday.
Dr. Roberto Alcantara, action officer on special projects of the CHO, also said that four people have so far died this year due to dengue, which is characterized by continuous fever lasting for 2-7 days, vomiting, abdominal pain, weakness, bleeding and red spots all over the body.
According to the government breakdown, July had the highest number of dengue cases with 455, followed by June with 437 cases. Figures for the remaining months are: August (383 cases), May (325 cases), April (298), March (250), February (183) and January (157). Data for September and October are still incomplete.

The top areas where dengue is prevalent are north and south Talomo, Buhangin, Sasa, and Agdao. ?Cleaning our surroundings will help decrease the number of dengue cases,? Alcantara pointed out.
The Department of Health advises the public to cover drums and pails at all times to prevent mosquitoes from breeding, clean all containers once a week and scrub the sides to remove mosquito eggs, clean gutters of leaves and debris which become fertile grounds for mosquitoes to breed, and collect all unusable tin cans, jars, bottles and other items that can collect and hold water.
Meanwhile, he said there were 28 incidents of leptospirosis, with one mortality, in the city for the same period. Incidents of leptospirosis were monitored in Barangays 5-A, Buhangin, Panacan, and San Antonio, Agdao District.

Alcantara allayed fears of the disease and stressed that leptospirosis can be treated through medication.
Leptospirosis is acquired either through swallowing the bacteria from a contaminated water or through an open wound immersed in a contaminated fresh water. Symptoms range from fever, skin rashes, muscular pains, flu-like symptoms and bleeding as it also affect the internal organs like the liver, which will start to manifest from 3-14 days.
?We must be aware that lepstospiros is also in Davao City,? he said.
Leptospirosis caught the limelight after it affected several people in flooded communities in Metro Manila, following the onslaught of the Typhoons Ondoy and Pepeng.

 

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Source: http://www.sunstar.com.ph/bacolod/499-dengue-cases-noted-bacolod

499 dengue cases noted in Bacolod
By Merlinda A. Pedrosa

BACOLOD City recorded 499 total number of dengue cases as of July 18, records from the City Health Office showed.

Barangay Estefania has the highest total number of dengue cases at 67 among its 31,840 population, followed by Villamonte with 60 cases, Mansilingan - 34, Taculing - 27, Mandalagan - 26, Banago and Tangub ? 26 each, Alijis - 25, Bata - 24, Handumanan - 18, barangay 7 - 17, Singcang - 15 and Granada and Pahanocoy with 12 each.
Villamonte has a total population of 40,148, Mansilingan - 37,774, Taculing - 40,686, Mandalagan - 22,734, Banago - 28,257, Tangub - 32,885, Alijis - 20,686, Bata - 26,848, Handumanan - 26,578, brgy. 7 - 3,738, Singcang - 32,714, Granada - 23,868 and Pahanocoy - 12,654.


City Health officer Salome Bi?as also reported three dengue casualties from January to July 2009, involving children from barangays Estefania, Vista Alegre and Handumanan.

She said in 2008, the city recorded 237 dengue cases with four deaths. In 2007, there were 675 total number of dengue cases with no death.

Earlier, Bi?as sought the help of the Department of Education to intensify the campaign against dengue in an effort to lessen if not altogether stop dengue cases. This will take the form of assigning students to ensure that their parents sign proof that they have read the measures on the prevention of dengue.

Mayor Evelio Leonardia, in the meantime, said dengue prevention ?is everybody?s business and we should try to maintain the cleanliness of our surroundings in order to avoid dengue. With this new scheme by the City Health Office, the students will be asked to disseminate information that dengue records have been fluctuating every year.?