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Katrina Domingo

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<div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:10pt"><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">MANILA — The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) on Monday warned the public against salmonella, after data showed that the bacteria killed nearly 50 people in the Philippines in 2023. </span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:10pt"><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">The Philippines logged 13,000 cases of salmonella from January to August 2023, which is a 43 percent increase from recorded cases in 2022, said Homer Pantua, a DOST scientist who specializes in immunology and virology.</span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:10pt"><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">&quot;Ang epekto nito sa hayop ay nagkaroon ka ng decrease in productivity. Sa tao, isang public health concern ito,&quot; he told state television PTV.</span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:10pt"><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">&quot;Nagkakaroon ng gastrointestinal disorder katulad ng diarrhea, abdominal cramps at saka tinatawag na lagnat,&quot; he said.</span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:10pt"><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Salmonella usually enters a person’s body once he or she ingests food contaminated with the bacteria.</span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:10pt"><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">&quot;Nakukuha ito kalimitan sa mga itlog, sa mga hindi nalutong pagkain,&quot; Pantua said.</span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:10pt"><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">&quot;Puwede itong manggaling sa food chain natin… lalo na kapag hindi processed ng maayos,&quot; he said.</span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:10pt"><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">The government has been coordinating with food producers and research institutions to ensure the quality and safety of goods before these are sold in the market, the scientist said.</span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:10pt"><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">The DOST&#x27;s mobile biocontainment lab is also being used in the &quot;surveillance of bacteria and viruses&quot; in the country, he said.</span></div><div><br/></div><div><br/></div>

<p>The Department of Science and Technology on Monday warned the public against salmonella, after data showed that the bacteria killed nearly 50 people in the Philippines in 2023.</p>

The Department of Science and Technology on Monday warned the public against salmonella, after data showed that the bacteria killed nearly 50 people in the Philippines in 2023.

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DOST warns public vs salmonella as cases rose by 43% in 2023

Katrina Domingo,

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Published March 04, 2024 03:24 PM PHT

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