Phillippines: 2011 Dengue cases - 467 fatalities

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Re: Phillippines: 2011 Dengue cases - 373 fatalities

Dengue fever cases fall by more than a fifth
Fewer people died in Philippines this year compared to 2010

By Gilbert P. Felongco, Correspondent
Published: 00:00 October 9, 2011

.Manila: Cases of dengue fever in the country this year are about 22.4 per cent lower compared to those recorded from January to September last year, the government has reported.

According to the Department of Health (DoH), cases of the potentially deadly tropical disease continued to decrease from last year.

Earlier, the government adopted mitigating measures, including widespread use of a device that prevents mosquitos carrying the dengue virus from multiplying.

The DoH said reported dengue cases across the country from January to September 24 this year showed a significant drop, with the count now being at 83,459 cases, which is 22.40 per cent lower compared to the same period last year.

Likewise, the number of deaths blamed on the disease dropped as a consequence with 467 deaths over the period this year, compared to last year's 668 deaths.

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Source: http://www.sunstar.com.ph/cebu/loca...e-incidence-cebu-drops-60-percent-ipho-198263

Dengue incidence in Cebu drops 60 percent: IPHO
By Oscar C. Pineda

Saturday, December 31, 2011

FROM 3,150 cases in 2010, the incidence of dengue in Cebu Province dropped to 1,279 in 2011, Integrated Provincial Health office (IPHO) records revealed...

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Source: http://www.sunstar.com.ph/cebu/loca...gue-drops-cebu-city-2-cases-1t-persons-198724

Dengue drops in Cebu City to 2 cases per 1T persons
By Linette C. Ramos

Wednesday, January 4, 2012

THIRTEEN patients, all of them children, died of dengue fever last year and at least 1,680 others were hospitalized due to the dengue virus.

According to the Dengue Fever Surveillance 2011 Report of the Cebu City Health Department (CHD), the fatalities were aged six months to 13 years old and resided in Barangays Talamban, Tisa, Labangon, Budlaan, Pasil, Kamputhaw, Punta Princesa, Sawang Calero, Apas, Cogon Pardo, Mambaling and Hipodromo...