Dengue cases top 48,000 from Jan to May 13; 38 pct up from last year

Davinci Maru, ABS-CBN News

<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img alt=" A worker fumigates a curbside in Barangay Commonwealth in line with the Metro Manila-wide synchronized dengue clean-up drive in Quezon City on Aug. 15, 2019. Mark Demayo, ABS-CBN News/File" src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2020/news/08/13/20190816-dengue-synchronized-clean-up-md-17.jpg"/><figcaption>A worker fumigates a curbside in Barangay Commonwealth in line with the Metro Manila-wide synchronized dengue clean-up drive in Quezon City on Aug. 15, 2019. <em>Mark Demayo, ABS-CBN News/File</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>MANILA — Dengue infections in the country have reached 48,109 from January 1 to May 13 this year, according to the Department of Health.</p><p>The latest figure is 38 percent higher compared to 34,963 infections recorded in the same period last year, the DOH added.</p><p>State weather bureau PAGASA declared last week the onset of the rainy season.</p><p>Dengue is among diseases prevalent during the wet season.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/06/02/23/pagasa-declares-onset-of-rainy-season">Philippines declares onset of rainy season</a></li></ul><p>Based on the latest DOH disease surveillance report, most dengue cases were reported from Metro Manila (6,395), Calabarzon (5,135), Davao Region (4,842), Central Luzon (4,722), and Northern Mindanao (4,278).</p><p>So far, some 176 dengue-related deaths or a 0.37 percent case fatality rate (CFR) was reported, the DOH said.</p><p>For the same period in 2022, there were 203 deaths due to the mosquito-borne disease or a CFR of 0.58 percent.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/04/18/23/publiko-pinaalalahanang-sumunod-sa-5s-strategy-vs-dengue">DOH pinaalalahanan ang publikong sumunod sa 5S strategy kontra dengue</a></li></ul><p>The dengue virus is transmitted to humans through the bites of infected female mosquitoes, primarily the Aedes aegypti mosquito, according to the World Health Organization.</p><p>While majority of dengue cases are asymptomatic or show mild symptoms, it can manifest as a severe, flu-like illness that affects infants, young children and adults, but seldom causes death, the WHO said.</p><p>Symptoms usually last for 2–7 days, after an incubation period of 4–10 days after the bite from an infected mosquito, it added.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/spotlight/03/16/23/dengue-treatment-advances-in-animal-trials">Dengue treatment advances in animal trials</a></li></ul><div><strong>RELATED VIDEO</strong></div><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe allow="autoplay; fullscreen" frameBorder="0" height="100%" id="ivsplayer01" scrolling="no" src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/html/iframe-src.html?iframeid=ivsplayer01&amp;key=e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603&amp;spid=3001339&amp;vid=2202351" width="100%"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more News on <a href="https://www.iwanttfc.com/#!/browse/Genres/News/tag_id_genres/id_news" target="_blank">iWantTFC</a></div>

Dengue infections in the country have reached 48,109 from January 1 to May 13 this year, according to the Department of Health.

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Dengue cases top 48,000 from Jan to May 13; 38 pct up from last year

Dengue cases top 48,000 from Jan to May 13; 38 pct up from last year

Davinci Maru,

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Published Jun 09, 2023 03:51 PM PHT

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