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PIA Press Release
2010/07/14

Dengue cases in Region 8 up by 957% in first half of 2010
Tacloban City (July 14) -- From January to July 9 this year, the Health authorities reported a 957 rise in dengue cases in Eastern Visayas.

Mr. Boyd Cerro, the Sentinel nurse of the Department of Health Region 8 informed that that as of July 9 there is already a total of 4,030 dengue cases recorded in the Region which is 957 % higher than that of the same period last year.

Mr. Cerro added that of the total number of dengue cases in the Region, there were 54 deaths reported or a 1.3% fatality rate. Most of the dengue cases are young people less than the 25 years old bracket.

About 26 % of the dengue related deaths were in Tacloban, the rest were from Leyte provinces, Samar provinces and Biliran.

Reports received by the Philippine Information Agency stated that the dengue cases have been observed to be many at the Eastern Visayas Regional Medical Center and at the private hospitals in Tacloban.

Mr. Cerro said that based on the etymological survey conducted by the DOH Region 8, the sudden increase in the cases of dengue could be attributed to the mosquito density in the Region.

The Department of Health in Eastern Visayas wrote all the mayors to exhort them to organized Dengue Brigades in the different communities in their areas of jurisdiction.

The best way to prevent dengue is to lower the mosquito density by constant cleaning of the surroundings and the homes, Mr. Cerro said.

The Department of Health (DoH) has recorded a 40% jump in dengue cases in the 1st 6 months of 2010 compared to the same period last year.

Based on available data, DoH said 25,283 cases have been recorded between January 1 and June 26 this year. Of the total number, 190 have died from the acute infectious disease.

Dengue usually manifests first in a fever. Dengue is transmitted by Aedes aegypti, a day-biting mosquito which lays eggs in clear and stagnant water found in flower vases, cans, rain barrels, old rubber tires and other containers. (PIA 8) [top]
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Cholera, dengue outbreak reported in Zamboanga City
Regions
Written by Bong Garcia Jr. / Correspondent
Sunday, 18 July 2010 19:08
ZAMBOANGA CITY?The City Health Office here has declared an outbreak of cholera in one of the barangays, as well as a ?very high alert level? due to the soaring cases of dengue in the city.

Dr. Rodel Agbulos, city health officer, declared a cholera outbreak in barangay Vitali, 73 kilometers east of this city, citing the 30 cases reported as of Wednesday last week.

Agbulos said a total of 1,052 dengue cases have been recorded in this city from January to June this year, with nine fatalities, which already surpassed the total number of cases, and fatalities, registered in 2009. This compares with the 1,029 cases, with eight fatalities, for the entire 2009, he said.

Agbulos said 17 of the 30 confirmed cases of cholera in sitio Tindalo, barangay Vitali, remain at the Vitali Community Hospital. One fatality, a three-year-old child, was reported.

He said patients complained of severe stomach ache, vomiting and loose-bowel movement. The contaminated water from the deep well, which is the only source of water in the area, was confirmed as the root cause of the infection.

Cholera is an acute intestinal infection caused by ingestion of food or water contaminated with the bacterium Vibrio cholerae. It has a short incubation period, from less than one day to five days, and produces an enterotoxin that causes a copious, painless, watery diarrhea that can quickly lead to severe dehydration and death, if treatment is not promptly given.

Agbulos said city health personnel were deployed to barangay Vitali as soon as the report reached his office to help alleviate the situation and to get specimen for the conduct of laboratory tests. He urged residents in the area to undertake measures to ensure that the water they use is potable and safe for drinking.

?For the first week of July alone, we have registered 71 cases and when we talk about deaths, a total of nine cases were fatal from January to the first week of this month,? Agbulos said of the dengue cases.

?We are declaring a very high alert level,? he added, stressing that the number of registered cases has not reached the outbreak level as of yet. He called on every resident of the city ?to do your share of helping prevent the spread of the mosquito-borne disease.? He said cleanliness in the surroundings and sanitation are the most effective and no-cost prescriptions to dengue fever.

City Health Office records showed that there were 156 cases of dengue in January, 158 in February, 149 in March, 93 in April, 123 in May, 302 in June and 71 for the first week alone of July this year.

Agbulos said barangay Campo Islam, a slum village west of this city, registered the most number of dengue fever cases since the first month of this year.

Dengue fever is a disease caused by a family of viruses that are transmitted by mosquitoes. It is an acute illness of sudden onset that usually follows a benign course with headache, fever, exhaustion, severe joint and muscle pain, swollen glands and rash. The presence (the ?dengue triad?) of fever, rash and headache (and other pains) is particularly characteristic of dengue.  

Zamboanga City experienced an outbreak of dengue fever in 2007, when cases of dengue soared to more than 3,000 and Agbulos warned that if nothing will be done, the present situation might reach the same level as three years ago.

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PIA Press Release
2010/07/21

Dengue cases in Capiz continue to rise
by Jemin B. Guillermo

Roxas City (21 July) -- Dengue cases in Capiz continue to rise, the provincial Health Office here disclosed.

According to PHO Information Officer Jeffrey Espiritu, Capiz has a total of 822 dengue cases that were recorded with 7 deaths already from January to July 10, 2010.

In addition, there were also 31 dengue cases coming outside Capiz but were confined in the different hospitals here, Espiritu said.

He said that of the total number of cases in the province, Roxas City has recorded 243 cases with 2 deaths, followed by Pontevedra with 73 cases, Pilar with 62 cases and 1 death, and Dumalag with 61 cases.

Espiritu added that the town of Dao has 58 cases, 51 cases in Cuartero, 49 cases in President Roxas with 2 deaths, 46 cases with 1death in Panay, 32 cases in Maayon, 31 cases in Mambusao, and 25 cases in Jamindan.

He added that the towns of Panitan, Sigma, Ivisan, Dumarao, Tapaz and Sapian has each 22, 19, 18 with 1 death, 17, 13 and 2 dengue cases, respectively.

From July 1 to 10 this year alone, the province has already recorded a total of 230 dengue cases, he said.

He also revealed that in June this year, a total of 290 cases were recorded by the PHO, followed by May with 128 cases.

On the other hand, the months of March, April, February and January recorded 63, 5, 47 and 44 cases, respectively.

Espiritu also pointed out that barangays Banica and Lawaan in Roxas City are now considered as dengue hot spot areas for having 2 to 4 cases in a week for 4 consecutive weeks.

Meanwhile, he urged public cooperation in the fight against the spread of dengue-carrying mosquitoes in order to stop the continuing increase in the number of dengue cases in Capiz. (PIA)
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DOH declares epidemic of malaria in CamNorte

LEGAZPI CITY?The Department of Health (DOH) in Bicol has declared a malaria epidemic in Camarines Norte after health officials confirmed that 182 residents of one town in the province were stricken by the mosquito-borne disease.

The cases were found in Jose Panganiban town, but the DOH said it declared an epidemic in the entire province to alert all officials on the need to take immediate steps to prevent the spread of the disease.

Camilo Aquino, DOH malaria coordinator, said a team sent by DOH to Jose Panganiban found that most victims there were children and at least 20 percent were members of a tribal community.

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Dengue up 282 percent in Neg. Occ.

Dengue cases in Negros Occidental have increased by 282 percent with six deaths this year, the latest report released by the Provincial Health Office showed yesterday.

The PHO is initiating a massive clean-up drive to remove the breeding grounds of the Aedes aegypti, the day breeding mosquito that transmits the disease, Provincial Health Officer Ernell Tumimbang said yesterday.

The dengue carrier-mosquitoes lay eggs in clear and stagnant water found in flower vases, cans, rain barrels, old rubber tires, etc., and the adult mosquitoes rest in dark places of the house.

There have been 1,098 reported dengue cases in Negros Occidental from January 1 to July 10 this year, compared to 389 cases in the same period last year, the PHO report showed.

There were also six dengue deaths this year – three in Himamaylan City and one each in Bago City, Murcia and Sipalay City – compared to nine last year, the report said.

The persons hit by dengue were in Silay City – 124, Cadiz City – 103, Himamaylan City – 94, Sagay City – 84, Talisay City – 70, Kabankalan City – 67, La Carlota City – 52, Bago City – 46, Manapla – 44, Victorias City – 42;

Hinigaran – 41, Hinoba-an – 35, Murcia – 35, EB Magalona – 33, Escalante – 32, Calatrava – 25, Candoni – 23, Sipalay – 22, San Carlos – 19, Toboso – 19, Binalbagan – 17, Cauayan – 11, Ilog – 11,

Isabela – 11, San Enrique – 9, Pontevedra – 6, La Castellana – 6, Moises Padilla – 6, Don Salvador Benedicto – 5, Pulupandan – 4 and Valladolid – 2.

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Dengue kills 8; cases up to 1,006

ROXAS City ? The dengue cases in Capiz ?tremendously increased? to 1,006 with 8 deaths.

According to Eyr Altavas, officer-in-charge of the Capiz Epidemiological Surveillance and Response Unit (CESRU), the latest death was that of a 14-year-old girl in Brgy. Tanque here.

The latest report from CESRU revealed that earlier, dengue cases in Capiz were only more than 800 with seven deaths.

CESRU is under the Integrated Provincial Health Office.

The increase was suspected to be due to the onset of the rainy season.

From January to July 17, this city, with a total population of 147,738, had the highest number of dengue cases with 292 and three deaths.

The distribution of the cases was as follows: Pontevedra, 82; Dao, 82; Dumalag-72; Pilar-65; President Roxas-62; Cuartero-57; Panay-56; Maayon-42; Mambusao-37; Panitan-35; Jamindan-34; Sigma-27; Dumarao-25; Ivisan-19; Tapaz-16; and Sapian-3.

Two deaths were recorded in President Roxas, and one death each in Ivisan, Panay and Pilar towns.

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DOH declares malaria epidemic in Camarines Norte

The Department of Health in Bicol region has declared a malaria epidemic in Camarines Norte province after recording 182 cases there.

DOH officials said that while most of the cases were in Jose Panganiban town, the epidemic was declared province-wide to prepare local health officials against the spread of the disease.

The DOH Bicol is closely monitoring malaria cases in areas near the border of Camarines Norte and Camarines Sur, specifically in the towns of Sipocot and Lupi, to prevent further spread of the disease, according to an article posted Saturday on the ReliefWeb site.

Incidentally, the DOH and the World Health Organization (WHO) have already declared as malaria-free some of the region's provinces ? these are: Albay, Sorsogon, Catanduanes and Masbate.

Further assessment and validation is being done in Camarines Sur for it to be declared malaria-free.

DOH Bicol Malaria Prevention and Control Program coordinator Camilo Aquino said the DOH team dispatched to Jose Panganiban found out that most victims were children and elderly.

http://www.gmanews.tv/story/196876/doh-declares-malaria-epidemic-in-camarines-norte

 

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Dengue cases rise to alarming level

Dengue cases, posted already six deaths since January, and rising to an alarming level in the past six months; more than double the total for the entire year of 2009.

Gov. Edgar Chatto immediately ordered the implementation of the four ?S? against dengue to prevent a likely over 200% increase in the incidents by the end of December this year and save most number of lives, particularly of the tender children who are most vulnerable to the dreaded disease.

These four ?S? mean---search and destroy mosquito breeding places; self-protection measures; seek early consultation; and say ?No to indiscriminate fogging.?

In the meeting of the capitol management Executive Board (MEB), Chatto called the attention of all concerned, taking into serious consideration the onset of the rainy season during which the dengue-causing mosquitoes can rapidly breed.

Provincial Health Office (PHO) head Dr. Reymoses Cabagtnot reported to the MEB that six already died of dengue within the January 1 ? July 16, 2010 period, which also registered 793 ?suspected? cases of dengue. In the whole of 2009, only 769 cases were reported, eight resulting in death.

The governor called for preventive and control measures against the outbreak of the disease and also for volunteerism in donating blood for dengue victims. Severe cases of dengue often require blood transfusion.

Cabagnot clarified in the MEB meeting that because the province does not have the technical capability to confirm these cases as dengue hemorrhagic fever, these can only be classified as suspected dengue cases until they are confirmed by laboratory testing.

The dengue deaths this year involved victims from Baclayon, Calape, Garcia-Hernandez, Loay, San Miguel, and Ubay.

The fight against dengue is ?sentimental? to the governor himself because dengue had claimed the precious life of his own younger pretty sister, Esther Therese. Hers was reported to be the first case of dengue death in Bohol. Chatto was then a high school student.

That case was crucial to the Boholanos in the late 70s The case was an issue critical to the Boholanos in the early 70s as it brought about the realization that dengue can kill---fast and sure.

Dengue fever is caused by the dengue virus, which is carried by the aedes aegypti mosquito. This mosquito has white markings on its legs and usually feeds early in the morning or late in the afternoon. It breeds in clean, stagnant water such as those found in flower vases, roof gutters, uncovered water vessels, used cans, and discarded tires.

The principal symptoms of dengue are high fever, severe headache, backache, joint pains, nausea and vomiting, eye pain, and rashes.

Chatto stressed in his memorandum on Wednesday to the mayors that preventive action is the best defense. The PHO urged the conduct of community clean-ups.

He urged the conduct of the four ?S?s? against dengue---search and destroy operations of possible breeding places of dengue mosquitoes, information education campaigns and advocacy by LGUs down to the barangay level, and for advocacy and lectures in communities and schools.

Among the other measures recommended are entomological surveys, surveillance and monitoring, and rapid reporting from rural health units to the provincial and regional health authorities.

The self-protection measures one may take against dengue are the use of mosquito nets, installation of window and door screens, use of insect repellant lotion, and wearing of pants and long-sleeved clothing.

The PHO discouraged indiscriminate fogging as it may do more harm than good. Mosquitoes only move away from areas being fogged but may still return and because the eggs of dengue mosquitoes are underwater, they are not affected by fogging.

During the MEB meeting, while urging voluntary blood donation for severe dengue victims, the governor noted the health benefits of donating blood since it helps produce new blood cells.

According to the PHO, the most number of suspected dengue cases reported since 2000 was in 2007 with 1,678 cases and 16 deaths. The most number of deaths was reported in 2005 with 21 fatalities and 1,113 suspected cases.

Year 2000 had the least number of dengue cases with only 70 and without a single fatality, followed by the 145, which included five deaths, in 2008. (PAUL VISTAL/EDCom)
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Red Cross: Dengue cases up 40% in first half of 2010

The Philippine Red Cross (PRC) has stepped up its campaign against dengue as it noted a 40-percent hike in dengue cases in the first half of 2010.

Citing data from the Department of Health, the PRC said the number of cases in the first half of 2010 escalated to 25,283 or 40 percent more from the same period in 2009.

"The rise in the number of dengue cases for the first half of 2010 is very alarming. Thus, PRC should double its efforts to prevent dengue," former senator and PRC chairman Richard Gordon said in an article on the PRC website.

The PRC also noted the highest number of dengue cases this year were recorded in Region VIII (2,940), Region IV-A (2,751), Region XII (2,708) and Metro Manila (2,618).

A total of 18,055 dengue cases were reported in the same period last year.

http://www.gmanews.tv/story/197067/red-cross-dengue-cases-up-40-in-first-half-of-2010

 

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Dengue kills 77 in Davao City, NegOcc and Northern Mindanao

MANILA, Philippines (UPDATE) - Dengue fever cases in the provinces continue to rise despite the Department of Health's (DOH) intensified information campaign on the disease.

In reports gathered by ABS-CBN Regional Network Groups in Northern Mindanao, Davao City and Negros Occidental, a total of 77 dengue patients have died since January up to the month of July.

The DOH's regional office in Northern Mindanao said a total of 3,307 dengue cases with 44 deaths have been recorded in the region from January to July 23 this year.

Jaime Bernadas, DOH-Northern Mindanao director, said the figure is more than 200% higher than the 858 dengue cases with 10 deaths during the first 7 months of last year.

On Tuesday, 6-year-old CJ Anasta of Himamaylan City, Negros Occidental died due to complications from the disease.

Before Anasta, dengue patient Jay-R LLena, 14, from Talisay City died last July 14.

Provincial health office records showed that a total of 10 dengue patients have died from dengue in Negros Occidental from January to July 17 of this year.

http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/nation/regions/07/28/10/44-die-dengue-northern-mindanao

 

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Dengue claims 19 lives, downs 1,320 others in Zambo[anga]
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Health officials in this city have expressed alarm over the continued rise in dengue cases in this city.



City health officer Dr. Rodel Agbulos said that the latest dengue fatality was an eight-month-old baby girl who died Friday in one of the hospitals in this city, and the number of dengue cases have already reached 1,320 with 19 fatalities since January this year.


The health officer here said dengue cases have already reached a ?very high alert level.?


Mitigating measures should be doubled to prevent the disease from reaching the outbreak proportion, Agbulos emphasized.


?We appeal to people to be more vigilant especially on cleanliness and sanitation and be aware that early consultation and management of the disease is very important,? the city health officer said.


The City Health Office had earlier tapped the assistance of village officials in the fight against dengue.


According to Agbulos, dengue has swept through 21 urban and semi-urban barangays. These include Baliwasan, Divisoria, Pasonanca, Tetuan, Guiwan, Campo Islam, Santa Maria, Tumaga, Upper Calarian, Malagutay, San Roque, Canelar, San Roque, Putik, Cawa-Cawa, Malagutay, Talisayan, San Jose Gusu, Ayala, Culianan and Santa Barbara.


The city health officer attributed the increase of dengue cases in this city largely to the onset of the rainy season, which has caused flooding and accumulation of stagnant water in many low residential communities.


Meanwhile in General Santos City, dengue claimed two more lives since last week, bringing to three the number of confirmed deaths in the city due to the mosquito-borne disease for this month alone.


The City Integrated Health Services Office reported on Friday that Grace Merculio, 16, a high school student, and Izabela Denille Avila, 5, a pre-schooler, reportedly died less than a week after they were first downed by high fever caused by dengue infection.


Earlier this month, a two-year-old girl, Joanna Sophia Rabaya, became the city?s first fatality of dengue, which has already downed at least 375 residents since January.

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Cebu City dengue cases up 756 with nine deaths

Dengue cases in Cebu City rose by 756 cases from January to July this year, up from 593 cases for the same period last year, local health authorities said last week.

The Cebu City Health Department said nine children aged three to six years old died from the disease this year.

They said they expect more cases in the months to come owing to the rainy season.

Assistant City Epidemiologist Durinda Macasucol said August and September would usually register the highest number of dengue cases.

Barangay Guadalupe has the highest number of recorded dengue cases for the year.

Parents were advised to clean their surroundings and remove stagnant water which could become breeding grounds for dengue-carrying mosquitoes.

Macasucol also advised the parents to bring their children immediately to the doctors if they experience high fever for two days already.

Dengue symptoms include, high fever lasting two to seven days, joint and muscle pain, skin rashes, nose bleeding, abdominal pain, vomiting and dark-colored stools.

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Dengue death toll in Bohol reaches 7

TAGBILARAN CITY, BOHOL August 3 ? Dengue has claimed the lives of seven persons in Bohol as of last week, according to the local health department, but authorities are yet to declare a possible province-wide dengue outbreak.


One death has been recorded in each of the towns of Tubigon, Calape, Loay, Baclayon, Ubay, San Miguel, and Garcia-Hernandez.

DOH, however, still has to update the statistics in the city this week which reportedly include another incident of death.

DOH also disclosed that almost all towns in Bohol recorded dengue cases.

As of last week, the Provincial Health Office already recorded a total of 793 dengue cases since January.

The 793 cases, however, included 190 which are still at symptoms level while 597 are confirmed dengue cases.

Ranking next to this capital city which has a total of 169 case is the town of Garcia-Hernandez which monitored 47 cases and one death. The town of Loon recorded 40 cases.

Other towns which likewise registered dengue cases are Maribojoc with 35; Dauis, 34; Carmen, 28; Jagna, 27 and Calape, 27.

The Maribojoc and Dauis data were as of July 28, while Danao and Carmen were as of July 16.

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WV dengue cases hit epidemic level

The Department of Health 6 has appealed to all sectors in Western Visayas to be specific and more focused in their clean-up drive to rid their surrounding of breeding ground for dengue-carrying mosquitoes as the number of cases since January to July 17 this year is more than 55 percent higher during the same period in 2009.

Dr. Jessie Glen Alonsabe of the Department of Health-Center for Health Development 6 Regional Epidemiology and Surveillance Unit their monitoring showed that the incidence of dengue in Western Visayas has already surpassed the alert level and is now ?within the epidemic threshold.?

Alonsabe said that the epidemic threshold means that anytime there might be area or areas that will experience an outbreak or are already ripe for an outbreak.

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PIA Press Release
2010/08/04

Aklan reports first death from dengue case
by Venus G. Villanueva

Kalibo, Aklan (4 August) -- The Provincial Health Office (PHO)-Dr. Rafael S. Tumbokon Memorial Hospital (DRSTMH) here has confirmed the death of a suspected dengue case patient today, August 4.

The patient, said to be confined at the pedia ward of the DRSTMH, was from Malay, Aklan.

The death was the first recorded in the province in seven months.

July registered the highest number of patients brought to Aklan hospitals with 129. Three of these, however, are from Antique and 1 from Capiz.

There are reports too that some patients from Aklan are brought straight to Iloilo City and Roxas City by their respective families and relatives, so they are not included in the recorded dengue cases in Aklan.

From January to June 2010, the PHO listed a total of 103 cases.

For the month of July, Kalibo registered the highest number of dengue patients with 37 followed by Numancia, 28; and New Washington, 19. The rest of Aklan towns like Batan had 8; Makato had 7; Lezo, 5; Banga, 4; Malay, 4; Altavas, 4; Malinao, 3; Balete, 2; Tangalan, 1; Ibajay, 1; Libacao, 1 and Madalag, 1.

The towns of Buruanga and Nabas have 0 dengue cases in July.

Roger Debuque, Supervising Sanitary Inspector based at the Technical Department of PHO-Aklan said the PHO is sustaining advocacy campaigns to prevent the further increase of dengue patients in the province.

This involves going around barangays and telling constituents the proper manner of waste disposal so empty cans, tires, bottles, coconut shells and other garbage where rainwater could stay will not become breeding places of dengue-carrying mosquitoes.

"Plant parts that gather water, like bromeliads should be covered with soil to prevent mosquitoes from breeding there," Debuque said.

He also said that hollow parts of bamboo poles used in fences of houses that could gather rain water should also be covered or filled with soil, as this is another possible mosquito-breeding area.

Meanwhile, local government units in Aklan have started mobilizing their health workers to prevent the incidence of dengue in their respective areas.

In Kalibo, the province' capital town which has the highest number of of dengue cases, Mayor William Lachica has started mobilizing health workers and barangay officials to check the growing number of dengue patients in the municipality.

From January to June, Kalibo also registered the highest number of dengue patients with a total of 40 out of the 103 cases throughout Aklan. (PIA) [top]


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Capiz declared under state of calamity due to dengue

CAPIZ (PNA) ? The Department of Health-Center for Health Development (DOH-CHD) 6 has confirmed the declaration of the province of Capiz to be under the state of calamity due to the number of cases of dengue hemorrhagic fever recorded in the province.

DOH-CHD 6 Regional Coordinator for dengue, Dr. Fabian Mabasa said the province of Capiz has now been declared under a state of calamity after some 830 cases were recorded and seven deaths reported by sentinel sites in the period covering January 1 to July 17, 2010.

In Capiz, the DOH-CHD 6 has six sentinel sites responsible for monitoring and reporting dengue cases in the province.

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12 deaths due to dengue noted in CL

CITY OF SAN FERNANDO ? The Department of Health (DOH) here reported yesterday 12 deaths due to mosquito-borne dengue fever in Central Luzon, amid expectations that dengue cases have yet to peak this month and in September.

Nurse Rosonna Rosell of the regional epidemiology department of the DOH told Punto that dengue cases in Central Luzon jacked up from 142 cases in June to 293 new cases last July, or an increase of about seven percent. Since last January, a total of 1,182 denque cases have been reported in the region, she noted.

?But this increase in the number of cases could be due to the fact that unlike before, we now are also getting reports on dengue cases from both public and private hospitals, as well as rural health units,? Rosell said.

She said that of the fatalities, five were from Bulacan, four from Pampanga, two in Aurora, and one in Nueva Ecija. This, she noted, meant a mortality rate of 1.02 percent.

Rosell said that 40 percent of the dengue cases so far this year, or 449 cases were reported in Bulacan. The DOH report also cited 278 cases in Nueva Ecija, 183 in Pampanga, 85 in Zambales, 75 in Tarlac, 22 in Bataan, and 19 in Aurora.

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Roxas City declares dengue outbreak

ROXAS CITY?The city council here has declared an outbreak of dengue fever in the city in the wake of the rising number of cases that has reached 444, with five deaths, since January until Aug. 7.

The council held a special session on Saturday, upon the request of Mayor Angel Alan Celino, just to declare the outbreak.

Celino said the Department of Health (DoH) considers dengue cases here to have reached epidemic proportions, and cited the many cases especially in the villages of Lawaan and Banica.

The number of cases in the city alone already surpassed some 300 dengue cases recorded for the whole province of Capiz in 2009.

From January to July, the dengue cases in Capiz have surged to 1,535 with 12 deaths.

The provincial government led by Gov. Victor Tanco Sr. has earlier declared Capiz under a state of calamity on Aug. 2.

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Re: Philippines: Dengue cases 2010

Re: Philippines: Dengue cases 2010

Source: http://businessmirror.com.ph/index....se-in-dengue-cases&catid=45:regions&Itemid=71

Bulacan registers 46.45% increase in dengue cases
Regions
Written by Ramon Efren R. Lazaro / Correspondent
Monday, 09 August 2010 19:50

CITY OF MALOLOS?Dengue cases in Bulacan registered a 46.45-percent increase from January to July this year compared with last year.

Dr. Joy Gomez, provincial health officer II of Bulacan, said that based on reports reaching the Provincial Epidemiology Surveillance Unit (Pesu), the number of dengue cases consolidated for the period reached 495 compared with the 338 reported for the same period last year.

Of the 495 dengue cases tallied, five deaths were reported...

...The five leading cities and municipalities that reported dengue cases were the City of San Jose del Monte, with 128; Santa Maria, 98; Guiguinto, 57; Norzagaray, 29; City of Malolos, 28; and City of Meycauayan, 25...

 

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Re: Philippines: Dengue cases 2010

Re: Philippines: Dengue cases 2010

4 more kids die in North Cotabato due to dengue

MIDSAYAP, North Cotabato, Aug. 9 ? Four more died due to dengue fever, raising the casualty figure of the highly preventable killer disease to 11 in North Cotabato this year, health authorities said.

Seven more dengue cases were reported in the province in July, according to the Provincial Epidemiology and Surveillance Unit (PESU).

Dr. Hansel Amoguis, PESU in charge, said most of the fatalities were children aged two to 12 years old.

?Dengue cases in North Cotabato are quite alarming," Dr. Amoguis said, adding that "if we are going to compare our data from the past year, we have higher one now."

Based on PESU records, the dengue deaths came from the towns of Banisilan (four), Libungan and Kidapawan City (two each), Arakan, Makilala, and Pigcawayan (one each).

In 2009, PESU recorded a total of 1,608 validated and suspected cases of dengue with only lone fatality in the same period (January-July). <P>However, this year the disease already affected 2,377 persons which was 46 percent higher compared to the same period last year, Dr. Amoguis said.

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