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People ride a boat to cross a river in Navotas City on June 27, 2024. The Department of Health cautioned the public to safeguard against water-borne diseases, noting the rise of leptospirosis cases in the country during the rainy season. Jonathan Cellona, ABS-CBN News/File 

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Joyce Balancio

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<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:950px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/172370869541820240627-boat-ride-navotas-JC-8.jpg" style="width:950px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt="People ride a boat to cross a river in Navotas City on June 27, 2024. The Department of Health cautioned the public to safeguard against water-borne diseases, noting the rise of leptospirosis cases in the country during the rainy season. Jonathan Cellona, ABS-CBN News/File  "/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left"><span id="isPasted" style="color:rgb(51, 51, 51);letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:left;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;display:inline !important;float:none">People ride a boat to cross a river in Navotas City on June 27, 2024. The Department of Health cautioned the public to safeguard against water-borne diseases, noting the rise of leptospirosis cases in the country during the rainy season.<em> Jonathan Cellona, ABS-CBN News/File </em></span><em> </em></span></span></span></div><div><br id="isPasted"/></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">MANILA -- The Department of Health (DOH) on Thursday said many government hospitals still had enough beds for leptospirosis patients. </span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><br/></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">DOH Spokesperson Asec. Albert Domingo said many facilities recently increased their capacity on the agency’s order.  </span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><br/></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">&quot;Sa ngayon marami tayong kama.. .Hindi lamang po ang NKTI at San Lazaro ang kayang gumamot ng ating leptospirosis,&quot; Domingo said in a public briefing.</span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><br/></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/2024/8/10/san-lazaro-hospital-faces-shortage-in-manpower-medicine-as-leptospirosis-cases-surge-752">San Lazaro Hospital faces shortage in manpower, medicine as leptospirosis cases surge</a> </span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><br/></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">From August 8 to 13, DOH recorded 523 cases of leptospirosis, after typhoon Carina submerged Metro Manila and nearby areas in deep floods.  </span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><br/></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Nearly 20 percent of these patients are children, Domingo said. </span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><br/></span><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Eight required mechanical ventilators, while 243 were undergoing dialysis or recommended to get the treatment, he said. </span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><br/></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/2024/8/11/doh-inutos-na-dalhin-sa-ibang-ospital-ang-leptospirosis-patients-bukod-sa-ntki-san-lazaro-1755">DOH inutos na dalhin sa ibang ospital ang leptospirosis patients bukod sa NKTI, San Lazaro</a></span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><br/></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">People can get leptospirosis when they have contact with the urine or other body fluids from infected animals. Cases of leptospirosis can increase after floods when people have to wade through contaminated water or use it for drinking or bathing, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. </span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><br/></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Leptospirosis can cause serious illnesses such as kidney or liver failure, meningitis, difficulty breathing, and bleeding, the CDC added. </span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><br/></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><br/></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><strong>DENGUE </strong></span></div><div><br/></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Meanwhile, the DOH also saw an increase in dengue cases from January to August 3 compared to the same period last year. </span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><br/></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">There were 136,161 dengue victims during the said period this year, which is 33 percent higher than 102,374 cases last year. </span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><br/></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">The number of deaths, on the hand, decreased to 364 this year from 401 in 2023. </span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><br/></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">&quot;Maaaring kaya bumaba ang bilang ng mga namamatay kasi maaga na po kumunsulta ang ating mga kababayan. Ang mga sintomas ng dengue at leptospirosis, pati ang gastroenteritis at trangkaso nagsisimula iyan pare-pareho, lagnat, sakit ng ulo pananakit ng katawan,&quot; Domingo said. </span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><br/></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/lifestyle/health-wellness/2024/6/21/faster-stronger-more-expert-blames-climate-change-for-increase-in-dengue-mosquitoes-1722">Faster, stronger, more: Expert blames climate change for increase in dengue mosquitoes</a></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><br/></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">DOH urged those with symptoms of dengue and leptospirosis to immediately seek early medical consultation.</span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><br/></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">&quot;Kapag tayo po ay napunta sa baha, napalusong kahit hindi natin ginusto, kahit wala pa hong nararamdaman ay kumunsulta po sa doktor kasi mayroong antibiotic prophylaxis na puwedeng ibigay para huwag na tayong mapunta sa ospital. Importante ho iyan ha, kasi wala ho kayong mararamdaman in the next seven to 14 days matapos lumusong – kumonsulta ho, walang mawawala; libre ang gamot at available,&quot; Domingo said. </span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><br/></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">&quot;Sa dengue... ang kalaban natin sa dengue ay iyong lamok ‘no kasi iyong lamok ang nagtataglay noong virus ng dengue. Saan ba nabubuhay iyong lamok, saan ba sila dumadami? Sa tubig na naipon, kaya lahat po ng mga puwedeng pag-ipunan ng tubig linisin po natin – makakatulong po iyan at ipagpatuloy natin iyong seek early consultation para kung mayroon tayong mga nararamdaman ay masosolusyunan kaagad,&quot; he added. </span></div><div><br/></div><div><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/spotlight/12/22/23/who-ph-most-affected-by-dengue-in-western-pacific">WHO: PH most affected by dengue in Western Pacific</a><br/><br/><br/></div>

<p>The Department of Health (DOH) on Thursday said many government hospitals still had enough beds for leptospirosis patients.</p>

The Department of Health (DOH) on Thursday said many government hospitals still had enough beds for leptospirosis patients.

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Government hospitals have enough beds for leptospirosis patients: DOH

Joyce Balancio,

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Published Aug 15, 2024 04:04 PM PHT

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