Philippines: January-April dengue cases up

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Source: http://www.gmanews.tv/story/95658/J...-up-officials-urge-public-to-take-precautions

January-April dengue cases up; officials urge public to take precautions
05/16/2008 | 03:43 PM

MANILA, Philippines - The Department of Health (DOH) expressed concern over the rising number of dengue cases this year, saying authorities have recorded nearly 10,000 dengue cases from January to April alone.

In a surveillance report, the DOH?National Epidemiology Center (NEC) indicated that the cases covering January 1 to April 10 already hit 9,555. This is higher by almost 30 percent compared to the number of cases during same period last year.

?This (figure) is 29.4 percent higher compared to the same period last year, when it stood at 7,384 cases," the report stated.

The report also noted that deaths due to dengue stood at 111 which is higher by as much as 29 fatalities as compared to last year, the report said.

According to the report, National Capital Region (NCR) posted the bulk of the dengue cases with 2,443 victims.

Of the 2,443 Metro victims, the city of Manila had the most number of cases with 687 followed by Quezon City and Caloocan City with 362 and 328, respectively.

The same report also showed that Central Visayas (1,384), Central Luzon (1,221), Calabarzon (881), Zamboanga (805) and Soccsksargen (655) likewise recorded high number of dengue cases.

Dr. Lyndon Lee Suy, DOH Emerging and Reemerging Disease Prevention National Program Manager, advised the public to continuously search for areas where dengue-carrying mosquitoes thrive and subsequently clean such breeding grounds.

?We must always practice the search and destroy strategy. It remains to be the best way to combat dengue fever," Lee Suy told reporters, adding that the public to continue self-protection measures and immediately seek medical consultation at the first signs of dengue.

Meanwhile, following the weather bureau's announcement that the rainy season?s onset may have come earlier than it should, acting Manila Mayor Mayor Isko Moreno called on the city residents to take all the necessary precautions against dengue.

Moreno also asked barangay officials to spearhead a massive anti-dengue clean-up drive within their respective areas of jurisdiction.

If needed, Moreno said the barangay officials may also coordinate with the Manila Health Department and city-run hospitals for proper information dissemination and implementation of precautionary measures against the potentially fatal illness.

Moreno also directed City Engineer Armand Andres to conduct a citywide inspection to pinpoint areas where there are accumulated o stagnant water such as abandoned street diggings and open manholes.

Moreno stressed that the dengue-carrying mosquitoes thrive in the said areas, so that these have to be cleaned up immediately.

He advised barangay officials to help undertake the necessary measures, such as cleaning up of the surroundings and disinfecting possible breeding places for mosquitoes.

Moreno noted that disinfecting such areas would be a better way of cleaning up, since defogging or plain fumigation only drives the mosquitoes away, without killing them. - GMANews.TV

 

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Valenzuela steps up anti-dengue campaign
05/27/2008 | 09:31 AM

MANILA, Philippines - With the rainy season here and with classes due to start in June, health authorities in Valenzuela City have stepped up their drive against the spread of dengue.

Radio dzBB's Bernie Morales reported early Tuesday that city epidemiologist Manuel Mapue ordered a heightened campaign to make sure residents keep their surroundings clean and dry.

Mapue cited figures from the city health office indicating at least 289 cases were recorded in the first five months of 2008. Of these, three fatalities were recorded.

He said that while this was lower than the "casualty" figures in the same period in 2007, the city government cannot risk more people falling victim to dengue.

The city government said its anti-dengue drive is concentrated in five villages, including Gen. T. de Leon, Marulas, Karuhatan, Canumay, and Malinta. - GMANews.TV

 

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40,000 dengue cases projected in Philippines rainy months


MANILA, May 28 (Xinhua) -- As many as 40,000 dengue cases are projected in the Philippines during the rainy season, the country's Department of Health (DOH) said on Wednesday.

The rainy season lasts from June to October in the archipelago.

While there have been no outbreaks of the disease, there have been clusters of cases in the cities of Manila, Davao, Zamboanga, Olongapo and San Fernando, the Philippine Daily Inquirer citing DOH Director Enrique Tayag as saying in a report posted on its website.

The health agency earlier reported a 36.4 percent increase in dengue cases from January 1 to April 26 over the same period last year, from 7,697 to 10,497.

The three regions with the most reported cases are the National Capital Region with 2,750, Central Luzon with 1,736, and Central Visayas with 1,384.

Deaths from the disease also increased from 88 to 116 during this period, mostly in Central Visayas, the agency said.

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QC monitors 10 villages, links with schools vs dengue
05/30/2008 | 09:08 AM

MANILA, Philippines - Health officials in Quezon City are monitoring 10 villages to watch out against the spread of dengue, especially now that the rainy season has set in.

Radio dzBB's Mao dela Cruz reported that Irene Grafil, head of the city's health department epidemiology unit, said they are alsocoordinating with schools to have children keep surroundings clean and dry.

Grafil cited figures showing that from January 1 to May 15 this year, there had been 568 cases of dengue in Quezon City, 10 of which had resulted in death.

She said they are now coordinating with schools in the city to encourage students to keep their surroundings clean and dry, to prevent the spread of dengue-carrying mosquitoes.

On the other hand, she said they are now watching the villages of Bahay Toro, Batasan Hills, Tatalon, Commonwealth, Fairview, Holy Spirit, Apolonio Samson, Pasong Tamo, Culiat, and Damayan. - GMANews.TV

 

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5/31/2008 6:17 PM
Rise in dengue cases in NCR alarms DOH

The Department of Health (DOH) is alarmed over an increase in the number dengue cases in the National Capital Region (NCR).

The DOH on Saturday reported that 3,854 dengue cases were reported in NCR from January to April, 2008.

Reports said that of the total number of victims who suffered from dengue, 21 have died.

Manila had the highest number of victims who were hospitalized due to dengue at 768 followed by Quezon City with 721 and Caloocan City with 493.

In terms of fatalities, nine people have died in Quezon City while only one succumbed to dengue in Caloocan City.

Persons in the age bracket of 0-14 was found to be most susceptible with 2,289 victims hospitalized while 17 belonging to the age bracket have already died.

The 15-29 age bracket has one fatality and 1,299 hospitalized while those between the ages of 30-44 had 207 dengue cases and two reported deaths.

Dr. Irma Asuncion, DOH-NCR assistant regional director, advised the public to regularly clean their surroundings to destroy possible breeding sites of dengue-carrying mosquitoes.

The DOH also called on all sectors to help prevent an increase in dengue cases particularly during the rainy season. With reports from Israel Malasa

 

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DOH: Dengue cases in RP up 35% in first four months of '08
06/02/2008 | 02:59 PM

MANILA, Philippines - Cases of dengue in the country during the first four months of the year increased by more than 35 percent as compared to last year, the Department of Health (DoH) reported.

Surveillance conducted by the National Epidemiology Center (NEC), an attached agency of DoH indicated that from January 1 to May 3, dengue cases hit 10,841 - 35.6 percent higher than the 7,992 cases recorded during the same period last year.

Deaths due to dengue also climbed to 114, up by 24 deaths as against the 90 casualties registered during the same period last year.

Based on the report, most of the dengue victims are from the National Capital Region (NCR) with 2,839 cases tallied.

Of the 2,839 cases posted in NCR, the Manila had the most number of dengue cases with 790 followed by Caloocan City with 431 cases and Quezon City with 418.

Aside from NCR, the regions of Central Luzon (1,580), Central Visayas (1,384), Calabarzon (937) and Zamboanga (803) also recorded high number of dengue cases.

To recall, Health Sec. Francisco Duque III already imposed a year-long program to combat dengue. Duque stressed that conducting a ?search and destroy" operation is inexpensive and will only require the demolition of all possible mosquito breeding grounds. - GMANews.TV

 

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Source: http://globalnation.inquirer.net/cebudailynews/news/view/20080606-141125/Dengue-risk-rises
Dengue risk rises

Cebu City shows 155% rise in cases January-May
By Bernadette Parco, Marian Z. Codilla
Cebu Daily News
First Posted 12:02:00 06/06/2008

CEBU CITY, Philippines - With the rains come back-to-school preparations and a heightened risk of dengue.

But health officials in Cebu City are worried that even before the month of June, the number of residents falling ill and dying of mosquito-borne dengue has grown bigger than last year?s record.

There is a 154.77 percent increase in dengue cases noted between Jan. 1 and May 31 this year, compared to the same period in 2007, said Dorinda Macasucol, assistant epidemiologist of the City Health Office.

Most of the victims were young children.

Cebu City had 614 dengue cases with 22 deaths for the first half of the year which surpassed the same period in 2007, when the City Health Office recorded 241 cases and only three deaths.

?We still have an outbreak so we are conducting massive mist spraying. We do this for two consecutive days in one barangay,? Macasucol told .

Barangay Guadalupe has the highest number of cases at 39 with three deaths.

This is followed by Inayawan with 35 cases and one death, and Labangon with 33 cases and no deaths.

Despite wide publicity about the dengue scourge and reminders to clean up surroundings to remove stagnant pools of water, dengue has become a year-round health threat, and is no longer considered a rainy-season trend, said health officials.

Dengue fever is spread through the bite of the Aedes aegypti mosquitoes usually after dawn and just before sunset. The mosquito breeds in clean, stagnant water.

Symptoms include a sudden fever with severe headache, pain of the muscles and joints, and sometimes, skin rashes.

?The more rain we will experience, the more dengue cases we will have,? said Vice Mayor Michael Rama during a recent city council session.

?Dengue is more than a terrorism matter.?

The highest incidence of dengue was reported in January, but fewer cases were reported as months went on, said Macasucol, citing figures of the city?s epidemiology office:

January (219 cases), February (156 cases), March (96), April (76) and May (67 cases).

CEBU PROVINCE

In Cebu province, the Provincial Health Office (PHO) also recorded a high number of 842 cases and 22 fatalities.

?Taas kaayo ni (This is a high number),? said nurse Rose Jao.

?It is not even June or July, the period we usually expect a high number of dengue cases.?

There was no comparative data on hand for the same period last year.

The top five five Cebu towns or cities with the most number of dengue cases are:

1. Talisay City (118 cases and three deaths)

2. Toledo City (69 cases and two deaths)

3. Minglanilla (68 cases and no deaths)

4. Naga City (57 dengue cases and one death)

5. Consolacion town (56 cases and four deaths)

Last year, a dengue outbreak was declared in six barangays in Minglanilla town in south Cebu . Six people died and 54 others fell ill between January and June 2007.

?There are some parts of Minglanilla where water accumulates,? said Jao, who said the town has become endemic for dengue.

Health workers are focusing on ?misting? potential mosquito breedings sites as part of site control and management, said Jao.

?Misting? involves water-based chemical sprays which are cheaper and readily available in the towns.

In Cebu City, Macasucol said the Cebu City health office has sprayed areas in 40 barangays .

Misting operations are scheduled in Sambag II today and in Camputhaw on June 10.

The Provincial Health Office is also conducting ?fever surveillance? and encouraging parents to bring their children to the nearest health center at the first sign of fever.

In Cebu City, the disaster coordinating council is starting to drain and suction sites of stagnant water.

Macasucol said drainage and suction of stagnant waters was ongoing in Labangon and in the White Gold construction area.

Mambaling, where clogged drainage has submerged three sitios in stagnant water, was also scheduled for draining but the work crew still has to get permission from the owner of the private-owned lot to enter the premises, she said.

An information campaign and community cleanups are also going on.

Dengue target: crowded city population.

Cebu City?s dense population is a factor for the high number of dengue cases, said Cebu City Councilor Gerardo Carillo.

Two weeks ago, the City Health Office?s list of top five dengue-prone barangays showed:

1.Guadalupe (36 cases with 3 deaths)

2.Inayawan (35 cases with one death)

3.Talamaban and Tisa (30 cases and three deaths)

4.Labangon (32 cases), and

5.Mabolo (28 cases).

A suggestion was made to show the statistics based on the population of a barangay but councilor Rodrigo Abellanosa said this was irrelevant.

?Life is valuable and each dengue cases should be treated equally. The number of population would not matter,? Abellanosa said.

Councilor Carillo presented a separate ranking of dengue cases in ratio to the population of a barangay.

His listing showed the top five Cebu City barangays as:

1.Kamagayan (1.83)

2.Mabini (1.82)

3.Budlaan (1.81)

4.Cogon Pardo (1.71), and

5.Inayawan (1.61).

The data should be validated to trace the origin of dengue cases, said Councilor Cristopher Alix, who noted that some registered voters in the mountain barangays who are working and living in the city go to the health center in the uplands if they get sick with dengue.

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Dengue deaths in CV now 63
By MARS W. MOSQUEDA, JR.

CEBU CITY ? The records on the number of dengue cases in Central Visayas in the first five months of this year are out and health officials are expressing alarm on what they found out ? the cases have increased to nearly 100 percent.

Regional Epidemiology and Surveillance Unit (Resu) 7 officer Renan Cimafrance said the records for the first five months can be considered "alarming" with the 2,075 cases of dengue from January to May this year with 63 deaths.

During the same period last year, 1,056 cases were reported with only 18 deaths.

"The figures are alarming but there is no dengue outbreak yet because the cases are scattered all over the region," Cimafranca told reporters.

Resu 7 reported that dengue fever patients range from one month old to 74 years old. Most of the cases, though, belong to the six to 10 years age group.

Of the total number of dengue patients, 52 percent are male while the remaining 48 percent are female patients.

 

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Source: http://www.sunstar.com.ph/static/bac/2008/06/16/news/dengue.surges.in.3.cities.html

Monday, June 16, 2008
Dengue surges in 3 cities
By Gil Alfredo B. Severino

BAGO, Silay and Talisay have the most number of dengue cases from January to June, a report submitted by Provincial Health officer Luisa Efren to the Office of the Governor stated.

The report noted an uncommon rise in dengue cases in Bago City with 56 cases, Silay City with 55 and Talisay City with 52 recorded cases.

The 221 cases were collated from various hospitals in the cities and municipalities of Negros Occidental, except Bacolod City.

Silay's dengue cases surged to 94 percent, considering it only had three cases for the same period last year. Talisay noted an 82 percent hike while Bago had a 46 percent increase.

Last year, Victorias City topped the list of dengue-afflicted areas with 56 cases. For the first six months of 2008, it recorded 21 or a 60 percent reduction.

Bago noted 30 cases last year while Hinoba-an had 17, including one fatality. This year, Hinoba-an has two dengue cases.

Other areas with recorded dengue cases include La Carlota City - 17, Valladolid - 5, Binalbagan - 3 and Moises Padilla with one case. Last year, these areas had no dengue case.

The city of Sagay, meanwhile, recorded 26 cases this year, Manapla - 20, San Carlos - 16, Cadiz - 16, Pontevedra - 15, Hinigaran - 14, Kabankalan - 14, Escalante - 11 and E.B. Magalona with 10 cases.

Except for Cadiz and Kabankalan, these areas noted a 50% hike in the number of cases compared to last year.

Himamaylan, on the other hand, has eight cases (from two last year), Pulupandan - six (three cases last year), Calatrava has five (two cases last year), Isabela - 4 (two cases last year) and La Castellana with four (two cases last year).

The Provincial Health Office has reiterated compliance to 4S in dengue prevention: Search and destroy mosquito breeding places, Safe protection measure, Seek early treatment and Saying no to indiscriminate fogging.

 

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Source: http://www.gmanews.tv/story/101332/Dengue-cases-up-100-in-Caloocan---report

Dengue cases up 100% in Caloocan - report
06/16/2008 | 11:25 AM

MANILA, Philippines - Health officials in Caloocan City have recorded a 100-percent increase in dengue cases in the first five months of 2008, compared to the same period last year.

Radio dzBB's Bernie Morales reported that city health officer Claire Clemente said they recorded 630 cases from Jan. 1 to May 29 this year.

Of the 630 cases, five died. Clemente said most of the dengue victims were males.

She said the city government is now stepping up its information campaign against dengue, now that the rainy season is approaching.

Clemente said the information drive will focus on areas including Bagong Barrio, Sampaguita, Dagat-Dagatan and Phase 10.

Health authorities consider dengue a year-round threat, and have advised the public to keep their surroundings dry and clean to prevent dengue-carrying mosquitoes from breeding. - GMANews.TV

 

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Dengue cases up in Ilocos Norte

Cases of dengue in Ilocos Norte province went up to 106 from January to May 2008, prompting the provincial health office to issue a warning on the locality.

The Provincial Health Office of Ilocos Norte said that the number of dengue cases are expected to increase because of the rainy season and the opening of classes. Out of the 106 cases, there were two deaths.

Department of Health (DOH) said that for the past years, dengue cases usually increase during the months of July to September. Last year, there were 435 cases of dengue in the province including four fatalities. Most of the victims were students.

The DOH said that they will conduct fumigation in villages with high incidence of dengue. Randy Menor, ABS-CBN Laoag

 

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Source: http://www.philstar.com/index.php?Local News&p=54&type=2&sec=2&aid=2008062017
Pampanga worst hit by dengue in Central Luzon

Friday, June 20, 2008 02:55 PM

SAN FERNANDO - Dengue cases have soared up this year in this province compared to last year's figure and is even expected to rise further as the rainy season provides more habitat for dengue mosquitos.

Dr. Marilou Malamug, head of the provincial health team, said four dengue victims in Pampanga have died since last January. Two of the fatalities died only this month, she noted.

Malamug cited statistics indicating that among Central Luzon's seven provinces, Pampanga has the most number of dengue cases at 600 since last January.

She noted that in June last year, the number of dengue cases in Pampanga was only 111, with only two deaths. -- Ding Cervantes

 

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Negros Occidental reports drops in dengue incidence
By Carla Gomez
Visayas Bureau
First Posted 21:09:00 07/26/2008
BACOLOD CITY, Negros Occidental -- Dengue fever cases have gone up by 56 percent nationwide this year, but in Negros Occidental they have dropped by 59 percent, Board Member Melvin Iba?ez said Saturday.
Iba?ez revealed the data after the provincial board adopted an ordinance creating the Negros Occidental Dengue and Tropical Disease Council.
Iba?ez, chairman of the SP Committee on Health and author of the ordinance, said the objective of the measure was to monitor and prevent the yearly outbreak of the dengue virus and other tropical diseases through the establishment of a Negros Occidental Dengue and Tropical Disease Council at the provincial level which will later be replicated in the province's towns and cities.
Governor Isidro Zayco said he will sign the ordinance as soon as a copy of the ordinance reaches his desk.
In Negros Occidental, there were 527 dengue cases with four deaths from January to July 20, 2008, compared to 890 dengue cases with 18 deaths over the same period last year, or a drop of 59.29 percent, Ibanez said.
"This was due to our massive information drive and awareness campaign," he added.
The passage of the ordinance last Wednesday showed the serious commitment of the provincial government to eliminate this menace, he said, noting that dengue is no longer a seasonal disease but occurs the whole year round.
He said local governments should act on controlling dengue as the Department of Health figures showed an increase in dengue cases nationwide this year by 56 percent compared to last year, he said.
The ordinance, he said, will mandate all local government units in the province to adopt and implement in toto its provisions, he said.
"We will have a simultaneous launching of the ordinance with massive clean-up drive spearheaded by the provincial government next month," Iba?ez said.
The NODTC, to be chaired by the governor, will establish programs and policies on the prevention, control of dengue and of tropical diseases in Negros Occidental, the ordinance states.
The ordinance also requires Local Dengue and Other Topical Diseases Brigades to conduct constant educational and information campaigns, and the creation of blood stations in city and district hospitals.
Free blood testing for indigent patients will also be provided upon declaration of an outbreak of the disease by the council, the ordinance say

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