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Philippines: Dengue cases since January - DOH

Re: Philippines: Dengue cases up 180% since January - DOH

Re: Philippines: Dengue cases up 180% since January - DOH

Dengue cases increase by 43% in Philippines


MANILA (Xinhua) -- Dengue cases in the Philippines continue to rise with more than 15,000 recorded in the first six months of 2008, or 43 percent more than the same period last year, according to a report by local TV network ABS-CBN online news on Saturday.

The report quoted Health Secretary Francisco Duque as saying 15,061 cases of dengue nationwide were recorded from January 1 to June 14 this year, with Metro Manila remaining on top of the list of regions with the most number of dengue cases.

The other provinces which have the high number of mosquito-carried disease are Cavite, Laguna, Batangas, Rizal and Quezon all neighboring Metro Manila.

But the case fatality rate remained low at 1 percent, which he attributed to the quick responses of the families of patients and health workers, said the report.

Dengue cases have become a year-round phenomenon because of climate change and concentration of population in urban areas, particularly Metro Manila, said the report.

The government has called on local population to clean their living surroundings and eliminate mosquito's breeding grounds to prevent spreading of dengue.

http://www.tehrantimes.com/index_View.asp?code=173660
 
Re: Philippines: Dengue cases up 180% since January - DOH

Re: Philippines: Dengue cases up 180% since January - DOH

DOH raises dengue warning in northern Metro Manila

07/23/2008 | 12:41 PM

MANILA, Philippines ? The Department of Health (DOH) on Wednesday declared a dengue alert in northern Metro Manila due to the spike in the number of dengue cases in these cities during the first half of the year.

QTV's Balitanghali said Health Sec. Francisco Duque III was prompted to raise a dengue warning in the cities of Caloocan, Malabon, Navotas, and Valenzuela (Camanava) over an alarming increase in dengue cases.

The cities of Malabon and Navotas registered the highest spike in dengue cases, with 500% and 300% increase in the number of reported cases during the first semester of the year.

The television report said that Duque, accompanied by local health officials, visited and conducted inspections in the four cities following reports of the rising number of dengue cases in these areas.

During his visit, Duque learned from Navotas City mayor Tobey Tiangco that their local health government had so far tallied a total of 208 dengue cases from January to the first week of June, up from the 52 cases recorded in the first half of 2007.

An earlier GMA report had said that in Valenzuela City, dengue cases have swelled to 433 cases, compared with last year?s 73 cases.

While the deadly dengue virus, carried by a specific breed of mosquitoes, have already affected hundreds of Camanava residents, no death were recorded so far this year.

Duque vowed to continue an intensified anti-dengue drive both in schools and residences, saying they would push through with information dissemination by handing out anti-dengue pamphlets.

Duque, however, expressed fears that dengue cases will continue to rise in the next few months due to the rainy season.

Aside from schools and homes, health officials will also be trooping to various hospitals in Camanava to check on medical facilities as well as the condition of the dengue victims, the television report said.

http://www.gmanews.tv/story/108744/DOH-raises-dengue-warning-in-northern-Metro-Manila
 
Re: Philippines: Dengue cases up 180% since January - DOH

Re: Philippines: Dengue cases up 180% since January - DOH

Dengue cases in 10 RP regions increased - DOH

07/23/2008 | 04:59 PM

MANILA, Philippines - The Department of Health on Wednesday said that the number of dengue cases increased in ten out of the 17 regions nationwide.

Health Secretary Francisco Duque III said that cases of dengue in the first five and a half months of the year increased by 42.8 percent - from 10,549 last year to 15,061 this year.

The figures were based on a report of the National Epidemiology Center (NEC).

?The increase in the number of dengue cases may be attributed to the constantly changing climate brought by global warming as well as the congestion of population especially in urban areas," Duque said.

The NEC report said that dengue cases rose in regions I, II, III, IV-A, IV-B, Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR), National Capital Region (NCR), VII, IX and XI.

Dengue deaths in the same period went up to 172 fatalities versus the 113 deaths recorded in 2007.

Metro Manila had the highest number of cases from January 1 to June 14.

In that period, Metro Manila's 4,612 dengue cases was 191 percent higher compared to last year?s figure of 1,583.

Twelve of the 17 Metro Manila cities registered increases with Valenzuela recording a 667 percent increase (from 43 to 330 cases) while Caloocan had a 450 percent (103 ? 567) increase.

Para?aque figures went up by 223 percent (63 ? 204) while Quezon?s cases rose by 210 percent (301 ? 934).

Other cities that recorded high increases of dengue cases were Las Pi?as (30?60), Mandaluyong (50?131), Manila (327?937), Marikina (39 ?108), Navotas (52?153), Pasay (86?227), Pasig (128?312) and Taguig (89?228).

Central Luzon (region III) had the second highest number of dengue cases nationwide with 1,647.

Central Luzon was followed by the Ilocos Region had (151-427), Cagayan Valley (229?318), CAR (154 ? 226), Calabarzon (1321?2008), Mimaropa (37?68), Central Visayas (1,162?1,471), Zamboanga Peninsula (498 ? 840), and the Davao region (786 ? 1097).

http://www.gmanews.tv/story/108807/Dengue-cases-in-10-RP-regions-increased---DOH
 
Re: Philippines: Dengue cases up 180% since January - DOH

Re: Philippines: Dengue cases up 180% since January - DOH

Dengue cases in Philippines rise by 43 percent: government

Jul 23, 2008
MANILA (AFP) ? Global warming may have contributed to a 43 percent rise in the number of dengue cases in the Philippines for the first half of the year, the health secretary said Wednesday.
The biggest increase in the country was seen in Metropolitan Manila, where there was an almost 200 percent increase.
According to government figures 15,061 cases of the disease in the Philippines were reported in the first six months of the year.
"The increase in the number of dengue cases may be attributed to the constantly changing climate brought by global warming as well as congestion in urban areas," health secretary Francisco Duque said.
Deaths due to dengue rose to 172 compared with 115 for the first half of 2007, he said.
The highly urbanised capital of Metropolitan Manila had the highest number of cases, an increase of 191 percent over the same period in 2007.
World Health Organisation officials earlier this year warned climate change was increasing the incidence of dengue fever and other infectious diseases in the country.
There is no known cure or vaccine for dengue fever, which is transmitted by the white-spotted mosquito.



http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5g2APPTJC9kfkAI0gv0exwwJhWYrA
 
Re: Philippines: Dengue cases up 180% since January - DOH

Re: Philippines: Dengue cases up 180% since January - DOH

North Metro mayors intensify campaign vs dengue

07/25/2008 | 07:31 AM

MANILA, Philippines - Mayors in northern Metro Manila have intensified their information campaign against dengue with the onset of the rainy season.

DZBB's Bernie Morales reported Friday that the mayors decided on this course of action after being told by Health Secretary Francisco Duque III the situation is "alarming."

Duque recently conducted an inspection of the surroundings in some areas of Caloocan, Malabon, Navotas and Valenzuela Cities in northern Metro Manila.

Navotas City mayor Tobias Tiangco said he has already ordered his city's health officers to intensify information campaign among residents.

He said they hope to encourage residents to keep their surroundings clean and dry, to prevent dengue-carrying mosquitoes from breeding

http://www.gmanews.tv/story/109278/North-Metro-mayors-intensify-campaign-vs-dengue
 
Re: Philippines: Dengue cases up 180% since January - DOH

Re: Philippines: Dengue cases up 180% since January - DOH

Marikina notes reduction in dengue cases

07/25/2008 | 03:19 PM

MANILA, Philippines - Marikina City Hall has recorded 96 cases of dengue from January to July this year, but that number represents a 50 percent reduction in cases reported in the same period last year.

In a statement issued on Friday, Assistant City Health officer Dr. Honnielyn Fernando attributed the reduction to incidence of dengue to the local government?s relentless anti-dengue campaign, coupled with "citizens? vigilance."

"The fight against dengue is not with the local governments alone," she said. "We have allies in Marikina residents themselves who do their share in curtailing the dengue problem."

To help the government, residents of Marikina?s 16 barangays help spread information about the disease and conduct a quarterly cleanup drive to destroy the breeding grounds of dengue-carrying mosquitoes.

The City Engineering Office also implements "Walang Pusali sa Marikina" and "Operation Tambak" to reinforce the fight against dengue.

The programs involve filling up pusali or open spaces that contain stagnant water with soil and other forms of panambak.

Dr. Ricardo Ilustre, director of Amang Rodriguez Medical Center, ordered the 24-hour fast lane after noting rains have intensified in some areas in eastern Metro Manila and Rizal province, including Antipolo City and Rodriguez town.

http://www.gmanews.tv/story/109366/Marikina-notes-reduction-in-dengue-cases
 
Re: Philippines: Dengue cases up 180% since January - DOH

Re: Philippines: Dengue cases up 180% since January - DOH

Dengue outbreak declared in Rizal subdivision
By Beverly T. Natividad
Philippine Daily Inquirer
First Posted 16:48:00 07/30/2008
MANILA, Philippines?A dengue outbreak was declared in one subdivision in San Mateo, Rizal following a doubling in deaths resulting from the disease.
Dr. Anna Sochaco, head of the municipal health office of San Mateo, told the Philippine Daily Inquirer that they have declared an outbreak in Tierra Monte Subdivision in the village of Silangan, San Mateo, as dengue cases in the secluded community increased compared to the same period last year.
She said municipal health records show that the dengue cases in Silangan had shot to 11 cases in June 2008, from only five cases in June 2007.
?There was a clustering of cases, meaning the cases increased particularly in neighboring houses and communities so we declared an outbreak in the subdivision,? said Sochaco.
Sochaco said six dengue cases in Tierra Monte Subdivision have already resulted in deaths since January 2008. In July alone, two have died from the deadly disease.
Sochaco said the upland residential area was particularly hit by the disease because most of its residents buy water from the lowland areas and store them in their houses.
The area is not supplied by Metro Manila water concessionaires Manila Water Company and Maynilad Water Services Inc.
?They buy tanks of water and they have mostly wells. Their water storage facilities are not properly covered which serve as breeding areas for mosquitoes carrying the disease,? said Sochaco.
Sochaco said the municipal health office has already conducted larval samplings in the subdivision to identify the breeding sites of the mosquitoes.
She said they have also fumigated the area to kill off mosquitoes that carry the disease.
The municipal health office has also conducted door-to-door information campaigns since June to educate village residents on proper sanitation practices to prevent the disease.


http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/breaki...Dengue-outbreak-declared-in-Rizal-subdivision
 
Re: Philippines: Dengue cases up 180% since January - DOH

Re: Philippines: Dengue cases up 180% since January - DOH

76 dengue deaths in region since January, 33 of them in Cebu City

WITH the rainy season barely starting, dengue fever already claimed more lives in Central Visayas than in the same period last year.

The increase in deaths comes even as the number of cases dropped.

As of July 26, the Regional Epidemiology and Surveillance Unit (Resu) 7 reported a total of 76 deaths in Central Visayas.

The number of people who died is 29 more than what was recorded in the same period last year.

In the different sentinel hospitals in Region 7, a total of 2,605 persons were admitted for dengue fever. The reported number of cases this year is 1.6 percent lower compared to the 2,649 cases last year.

Despite the decrease of dengue fever cases, mortality rates went up.

Cebu City topped the list of cities and municipalities with the highest number of dengue fever cases and deaths in the region.

Resu 7 reported that the city already had 33 deaths and 549 dengue fever cases. The figure is a sharp increase from the five deaths in Cebu City reported in the same period last year by Resu 7.

Bais City was at the bottom of the 10 list of areas with dengue cases with only 54 cases and no reported deaths.

Lapu-Lapu City, which was not on the list last year, now trails behind Cebu City with 180 reported dengue cases and seven deaths. It is closely followed by Mandaue City with 148 dengue cases and eight reported deaths.

Resu 7 said that the youngest dengue case reported in Central Visayas was that of a one-month-old baby, while the eldest being that of a 79-year-old person.

Thirty-three percent of the reported dengue cases were of children aged six to 10.

In order to fight the rising dengue cases, Suzette Limbaga, Department of Health 7 information officer, said the health department already started a school caravan in order to raise the awareness among students for the prevention of dengue.

With the increasing number of dengue cases in Cebu City, Limbaga also commended the efforts the Cebu City government has taken to fight the disease.

http://www.sunstar.com.ph/static/ce...on.since.january.33.of.them.in.cebu.city.html
 
Re: Philippines: Dengue cases up 180% since January - DOH

Re: Philippines: Dengue cases up 180% since January - DOH

Dengue outbreak declared in a village in San Mateo town
By Beverly T. Natividad
Philippine Daily Inquirer
First Posted 00:44:00 07/31/2008
MANILA, Philippines ? The health officer of San Mateo town in Rizal province has declared a dengue outbreak in Tierra Monte Subdivision in Barangay Silangan.
Dr. Anna Sochaco told the Inquirer Wednesday that she made the move after the number of cases in the area went up by more than 100 percent compared to the same month in 2007.
She said that based on municipal health records, there were 11 dengue cases last month compared to five during the same period last year. Of the 11 cases, there were two deaths recorded.
?There was a clustering of cases, meaning the cases increased, particularly in neighboring houses and communities so we declared an outbreak in the subdivision,? Sochaco explained.
She added that of the 25 cases reported since the start of the year, there were six fatalities.
According to her, the subdivision does not have a regular water supply and most residents store water in their houses after buying them from suppliers.
?Their water storage facilities are not properly covered which serve as breeding areas for mosquitoes carrying the disease,? the official said.


http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/inquir...break-declared-in-a-village-in-San-Mateo-town
 
Re: Philippines: Dengue cases up 180% since January - DOH

Re: Philippines: Dengue cases up 180% since January - DOH

Officials take steps to curb dengue incidence in Manila
By Allison Lopez
Philippine Daily Inquirer
First Posted 22:44:00 08/01/2008
MANILA, Philippines -- Dengue cases are expected to rise in Manila during the rainy season but the city government on Friday vowed to keep it to a minimum through an intensified cleanliness campaign.
Health Secretary Francisco Duque and Manila Health Department chief Lorraine Sanchez on Friday inspected Gate 20 of Parola Compound in Tondo, a perennial dengue hotspot, to promote awareness on the deadly mosquito-borne sickness.
Data from the MHD showed that the cases of dengue in the capital city grew 180 percent during the first half of the year compared to the same period last year.
This translated to 965 confirmed cases compared to 340 in 2007, but Dr. Eduardo Serrano, chief of the health division of preventable diseases, attributed this to the unusual surge of cases from January to March caused by sporadic rain showers.
He said, however, that the increase was not as alarming as those in smaller cities.
"With a population of 1.6 million, we are still doing better than areas like Valenzuela which has a 560 percent rise, and Caloocan with 461 percent increase from last year," he said.
Serrano said Manila ranked fifth so far among the metro cities when it came to the rise of dengue cases. No deaths have been reported since March, he added.
The health official said they will continue reminding the public of the 4S to prevent dengue: search and destroy mosquito habitats, self-protection through repellents and clothes, seeking early treatment, and saying no to indiscriminate fogging.


http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/breaki...take-steps-to-curb-dengue-incidence-in-Manila
 
Re: Philippines: Dengue cases up 180% since January - DOH

Re: Philippines: Dengue cases up 180% since January - DOH

Officials take steps to curb dengue incidence in Manila
By Allison Lopez
Philippine Daily Inquirer
First Posted 22:44:00 08/01/2008
MANILA, Philippines -- Dengue cases are expected to rise in Manila during the rainy season but the city government on Friday vowed to keep it to a minimum through an intensified cleanliness campaign.
Health Secretary Francisco Duque and Manila Health Department chief Lorraine Sanchez on Friday inspected Gate 20 of Parola Compound in Tondo, a perennial dengue hotspot, to promote awareness on the deadly mosquito-borne sickness.
Data from the MHD showed that the cases of dengue in the capital city grew 180 percent during the first half of the year compared to the same period last year.
This translated to 965 confirmed cases compared to 340 in 2007, but Dr. Eduardo Serrano, chief of the health division of preventable diseases, attributed this to the unusual surge of cases from January to March caused by sporadic rain showers.
He said, however, that the increase was not as alarming as those in smaller cities.
"With a population of 1.6 million, we are still doing better than areas like Valenzuela which has a 560 percent rise, and Caloocan with 461 percent increase from last year," he said.
Serrano said Manila ranked fifth so far among the metro cities when it came to the rise of dengue cases. No deaths have been reported since March, he added.
The health official said they will continue reminding the public of the 4S to prevent dengue: search and destroy mosquito habitats, self-protection through repellents and clothes, seeking early treatment, and saying no to indiscriminate fogging.


http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/breaki...take-steps-to-curb-dengue-incidence-in-Manila
 
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Caloocan dengue cases up 500%


Dengue cases in Caloocan City has shot up at an alarming rate as it already listed 994 victims with seven deaths. The number of victims rose more than fivefold from last year when the city had 187 cases.

Records from the Department of Health showed that the 994 victims and seven deaths were all reported from January to August.

The DOH said the victims from Caloocan are included in the 6,822 people who were afflicted with the disease in Metro Manila this year. Of the number, 34 patients have died.

Health Secretary Francisco Duque III earlier raised an alert in the cities of Caloocan, Malabon, Navotas and Valenzuela (Camanava) because of the alarming increase in dengue cases.

Duque also urged the public to clean their surroundings, especially areas known to breed dengue-carrying mosquitoes such as stagnant water, including those in tin cans, bottles and old tires.

He added that detection of the dengue symptoms -- high fever, rashes, severe headache, nausea, vomiting, appetite loss, eye, muscle and joint pains -- could prevent deaths.

Dengue is caused by mosquitoes that suck blood during the day, specifically, the Aedis Aegypti.:tiphat: http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/storypage.aspx?StoryId=128203
 
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Re: Philippines: Dengue cases up 180% since January - DOH

PIA Press Release
2008/08/16


[FONT=verdana,arial]Dengue awareness, not just a mere campaign but to scare people - DOH


By Rose B. Palacio
Davao City (16 August) -- The continuous effort of the government to inform the public about Dengue disease is not just a mere campaign but it is "now to scare the people" due to increasing number of dengue cases, said Assistant Secretary of Health and concurrent regional director Dr. Paulyn Jean Rosell-Ubial.
The 2nd Health Summit, which culminated yesterday (Friday) at Royal Mandaya hotel aims to focus discussion on the health sector reforms, disease prevention and control, specifically to respond to the call of Health Secretary Francisco Duque 111 to focus on Dengue fever disease because of its increasing cases across the country.
ASEC Rosell-Ubial revealed that dengue disease at present seems to be more dangerous, wala na itong sinusunod na seasonal pattern unlike before when t this particular disease usually occurs during rainy season. Wala na itong pinipili, not only the poor families but the disease infects across the socio economic class at kahit mayaman, namamatay sa Dengue, she said.
Heightened cases used to happen in the months of June, July and August but now we have observed that Dengue has been recurring throughout the year already, and in some areas, even during the months of January and February (which are not rainy season), cases have been increasing, she added.
We are also looking at the pattern of the epidemic of Dengue which used to occur every three years, but now we don't see that anymore because every year, cases of Dengue fever has been increasing at wala na itong up and down trend, she further said.
However, she said that in Davao region, the increase in Dengue cases is not as high as in other places like in Metro Manila, Metro Cebu and Iloilo, which are considered hot spots in said disease, she said.
The two-day (August 14-15) Health Summit was participated in by local chief executives, governors, mayors and other health key players such as the Committee Chair on Health to discuss health concerns, align and synchronize priorities and share good practices for replication.
DOH aims for a more equitable distribution and with a bias for the poor, the marginalized, the cultural communities and those geographically difficult to reach areas. ASEC Rosell-Ubial said that "in order to maximize the limited financial and human resources, there is a greater need to harmonize services through inter-local health zones and other joint initiatives." (PIA) [top] :tiphat: http://www.pia.gov.ph/default.asp?m=12&r=&y=&mo=&fi=p080816.htm&no=01[/FONT]
 
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Source: http://www.sunstar.com.ph/static/pam/2008/08/17/news/dengue.cases.in.pampanga.increase.by.50..html
Sunday, August 17, 2008
Dengue cases in Pampanga increase by 50%
By Ma. Jhoana Rose C. Halili

CITY OF SAN FERNANDO -- Dr. Paul Edwin Baltazar, pediatrician at the Jose B. Lingad Memorial Regional Hospital (JBL) in this city, said recently that the detection rate of dengue cases in Pampanga has increased from four to at least 10 people per day.

The Department of Health (DOH) provincial office also said that more than 50 dengue patients are being brought to hospitals around the province every month.

The agency said there are more than 1,000 cases of dengue in Pampanga since January this year.

It added that 47 dengue virus-infected persons were admitted to hospitals in the last half of July. The figure, it said, is much higher than the only 52 cases for the entire month of June.

The DOH also said that the numbers this year is almost 50 percent higher than last year's figure. It said only 20 to 30 people with dengue were rushed to hospitals last year.

Five people have died of dengue in Pampanga this year, according to DOH.

Provincial health workers raised the alarm after recording a significant increase in the number of dengue cases in the province.

The Provincial Center for Disease Prevention and Control of the DOH has intensified its campaign against dengue by collaborating with the local government units (LGUs), Department of Education (DepEd), and Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) to prevent the resurgence and outbreak of dengue.

To fight and prevent the proliferation of dengue, the DOH has recommended the "4s" or four measures people should undertake: search and destroy the breeding places of the Aedes Aegypti mosquitoes; self-protection or people should wear long pants, long sleeved shirts, use mosquito repellents; seek early consultation by visiting the nearest barangay health centers or hospitals when fever is felt two or more days; and say no to indiscriminate fogging except when there is dengue outbreak.

Urbanization and global warming contribute to the propagation of dengue-carrying mosquitoes, wherein breeding sites could be found in the construction sites, in school premises, in surrounding and backyards, among others.

"Our campaign is focused also on children since 50 percent of dengue cases involved children. We want children to develop that habit of cleanliness in schools or in their households," the DOH said.

Aside from intensive campaign for the prevention of dengue, the DOH explained that the agency is also intensifying the advocacy in the strengthening of the "Voluntary Blood Donation".

The problem of dengue victims arises when there is no available blood supply, the DOH added.
 
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Source: http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/storypage.aspx?StoryID=128803
8/20/2008 2:19 PM August 20, 2008

Dengue outbreak declared in Pangasinan town

Health authorities on Wednesday declared a dengue outbreak in Calasiao, Pangasinan after the number of suspected dengue cases in the town went up to more than 100 since the start of the year.

Local health officials said they recorded 134 suspected dengue cases in Calasiao from January to August this year.

Results of tests conducted by the Department of Health showed that two out of five sample patients have been afflicted with dengue-3 virus.

The DOH said it recorded a total of 720 suspected dengue cases in Pangasinan this year.

Mayor Roy Macanlalay and other local officials said parts of the calamity fund would be used to step up the municipality?s anti-dengue campaign drive.

The local health office is also conducting cleaning operations of mosquito breeding grounds in every village.
 
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Source: http://www.gmanews.tv/story/115590/DOH-Dengue-cases-in-Negros-Oriental-up-in-2008

DOH: Dengue cases in Negros Oriental up in 2008
08/23/2008 | 04:14 AM

MANILA, Philippines - Health authorities have noted an increase in the number of dengue cases in Negros Oriental this year compared to the same period last year.

Online news site Visayan Daily Star reported that 567 dengue cases were recorded in the province from January to Aug. 10 this year.

Provincial health officer Socrates Villamor Jr. said Dumaguete City had the highest number of cases with 172, followed by Bais City with 71, Tanjay City, 58, Sibulan town, 56 and Mabinay town with 32 cases.

Villamor said the 567 cases this year is already about 16 percent above the number of cases in 2007, based on reports reaching his office.

He said climate change has rendered the occurrence of dengue cases unpredictable unlike in past years.

In past years, he said most cases were recorded in the rainy season between June and September, but dengue has since become a year-round threat.

He also noted that the dengue vector mosquitoes have evolved to a new breed not only in clean and stagnant water, but even in dirty water such as those found in canals. -GMANews.TV
 
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Source: http://www.philstar.com/index.php?Headlines&p=49&type=2&sec=24&aid=20080823141

Dengue alert up in 91 barangays
By Sheila Crisostomo
Sunday, August 24, 2008

The Department of Health (DOH) is monitoring 91 barangays in 23 municipalities and cities across the country where it noted a clustering of dengue cases.

The DOH also reported that from Jan. 1 to Aug. 2, a total of 19,658 dengue patients were admitted to various hospitals nationwide.

Being monitored are barangays in Manila, Caloocan, Malabon, Navotas, Quezon City, and Valenzuela City.

Health officials are also watching dengue cases in Aringay in San Fernando, La Union; Marilao and Norzagaray in Bulacan; Cabanatuan City and Guimba in Nueva Ecija; Baler in Aurora; Dingle in Tigbauan, Iloilo City and Oton in Iloilo; Sibunag in Guimaras; Bacolod City, La Carlota City and Bago City, all in Negros Occidental; Kawayan in Biliran; Zamboanga City; and Davao City.

?This is 10.8 percent lower compared to the same period last year (22,028). The decrease was due to the non-inclusion of data from some regions,? a health official said.

Metro Manila accounts for 29.4 percent of the cases, followed by Central Luzon with 12.4 percent, Calabarzon with 10.4 percent, Davao with 8.3 percent, Zamboanga Peninsula with 7.8 percent, and Central Visayas with 7.3 percent.

The DOH said the most number of dengue cases were reported in Manila at 1,252, followed by Quezon City at 1,211, and Caloocan City at 812.

The health department urged the public to eradicate possible breeding sites of mosquitoes, especially this rainy season.

Dengue is caused by the mosquito species Aedes aegypti that bites during the day and thrives in clean but stagnant water abundant during rainy days.
 
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Source: http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-09/01/content_9750579.htm

Nearly 200 people die of dengue in Philippines
www.chinaview.cn 2008-09-01 18:12:35

MANILA, Sept. 1 (Xinhua) -- A total of 195 deaths have been recorded caused by dengue in the Philippines from January to Aug. 2, the country's health agency said on Monday.

Over the past months, around 19,658 dengue cases were recorded, compared to 22,028 in the same period of last year, said Eric Tayag, chief of the Philippine National Epidemiology Center.

Among the 195 fatalities, 37 died in the country's capital of Metro Manila.

Tayag said that in Metro Manila, there was a 3,346 increase of dengue cases, from last year's 2,432 in the period.

Tayag added that his agency is now readying for a possible surge of dengue incidents with the rainy season expected to peak in September and October.

The health agency will closely monitor those flood-prone areas that are vulnerable to the water-borne disease, he added.
 
Re: Philippines: Dengue cases up 180% since January - DOH

Re: Philippines: Dengue cases up 180% since January - DOH

Monday, September 01, 2008
City gives free check-up, tests to fight dengue

THE Cebu City Council reminded the public not to take chances and avail itself of free check up, specifically for blood platelet count, after dengue claimed its 38th victim this year.

City Hall, through the Cebu City Medical Center (CCMC) and the City Health Department (CHD), is offering free CBC (complete blood count) and platelet count for early dengue detection.

The same tests are also offered in the health centers of Barangays Mabolo and Poblacion Pardo.

The health centers will perform the tests not only for their barangays, but for all Cebu City residents.

Case

The latest casualty, a 20-year-old student from Davao City, did not bother to seek medical attention until she started hemorrhaging, said City Councilor Christopher Alix, council committee on health chairman.

Mylene Espiritu, who lives with relatives in Barangay Labangon, which is a dengue zone, died hours after her confinement, he said.

?She knew she was sick, but she never bothered to see a doctor. The patient just thought it was a slight fever,? Alix said.

?We would like to forewarn the residents to go visit a doctor (when they experience fever). Don?t take chances,? he added.

Report

Durenda Macasocol, assistant city epidemiologist, reported that Espiritu was already hemorrhagic and weak when she was admitted to the hospital on Aug. 17.

In her investigation, she learned that Espiritu already complained of high fever and weakness a week before her death, but took them for granted.

She also complained of headache and upset stomach, but opted to self medicate instead of seeing a doctor, Macasocol said in an Aug. 26 report.

Discussion on dengue in last Wednesday?s session started after City Councilor Gerardo Carillo gave an update on the city?s dengue problem.

Program

Starting next week, at least one of the top 20 barangays with the most number of dengue cases will show up during the regular session to inform members of its anti-dengue program.

?This is so we would know how far they are in addressing the problem and how ready they are in addressing the dengue menace,? said Vice Mayor Michael Rama, council presiding officer.

He, however, discounted the possibility of giving rewards to barangays without or with just a few dengue cases, saying it does not necessarily mean that those places are serious in their dengue programs. (RHM)

http://www.sunstar.com.ph/static/ce...ves.free.check.up.tests.to.fight.dengue..html
 
Re: Philippines: Dengue cases up 180% since January - DOH

Re: Philippines: Dengue cases up 180% since January - DOH

Dengue cases rise in Cordillera
08/15/2008 | 03:21 AM

BAGUIO CITY, Philippines - Dengue cases continue to increase in the region.

In its January to August 2 monitoring of 15 sentinel hospitals in the Cordillera, the Department of Health (DOH) reported a total of 498 cases for the period.

Baguio City has the highest number of cases with 313 or 63 percent. The four deaths were all from Baguio, the report added.

Clustering has also been noted in barangays Asin Road, Camp 7 and Irisan, which reported the occurrence of more than two cases, the previous month.

Most of those who acquired the disease are children aged zero to 17 years old.

The province of Benguet ranked second with the highest number of cases with 78 or 17 percent.

Abra has 28 or 5.62 percent while Mt. Province and Ifugao with 23 each or 4.62 percent.

Apayao has three or .60 percent and Kalinga with two or .40 percent.

Cases from Nueva Ecija, Nueva Vizcaya, Pampanga, La Union and Pangasinan were also referred to hospitals here.

With the occurrence of dengue even during months when it is not expected to occur, Dr. Amelita Pangilinan, head of the DOH Health Operations Division, said in a report last August 7, "The seasonality of the disease may no longer be applicable."

Pangilinan said epidemiological data suggest dengue cases have been increasing in all months of the year.

"This change is evident in the CAR (Cordillera Administrative Region) where the alert and epidemic thresholds were reached in the summer months. A general decrease in the number of cases, however, is being noted in the present rainy months."
Pangilinan said this trend should alert the public to be continually vigilant against the disease.

She said attention should be given to children because of a significant number of the cases belong to the pediatric age group.

The community should also be involved in the implementation of the 4Ss in dengue prevention she added.

The 4Ss refer to searching and destroying mosquito-breeding sites, use of self-protective measures, seeking early consultation if symptoms occur to prevent loss of life, and saying no to indiscriminate fogging.

http://www.gmanews.tv/story/113827/Dengue-cases-rise-in-Cordillera
 
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