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A municipal employee operates a fogging machine to kill mosquito larvae during counter-dengue measures in Antipolo, Rizal on August 30, 2019. AFP/File

A municipal employee operates a fogging machine to kill mosquito larvae during counter-dengue measures in Antipolo, Rizal on August 30, 2019. President Rodrigo Duterte earlier said he was open to lifting the government ban on the Denvaxia vaccine which was prohibited after parents blamed it for the deaths of several dozen children who were among more than 700,000 people immunized in a state-run trial program.  After the scare caused Filipinos to shy away from vaccines, the country was hit with measles and dengue outbreaks that have so far killed nearly a thousand people this year.

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DENGUE

Pia Gutierrez

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<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:960px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/173251723893520190830-dengue-fogging-antipolo-AFP-488.jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt="A municipal employee operates a fogging machine to kill mosquito larvae during counter-dengue measures in Antipolo, Rizal on August 30, 2019. Ted Aljibe, AFP/File"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">A municipal employee operates a fogging machine to kill mosquito larvae during counter-dengue measures in Antipolo, Rizal on August 30, 2019. <em>Ted Aljibe, AFP/File</em></span></span></span></div><p>MANILA -- The Department of Health says it has monitored an 80% increase in dengue cases in the Philippines in the months of October and November, compared to the same period last year</p><p>DOH Secretary Ted Herbosa says among the identified dengue hotspots is Dasmarinas, Cavite which has already declared a state of calamity due to the alarming spike in dengue cases. </p><p>&quot;Bawat barangay doon mga 50, to 60, 70 cases of dengue ang natatala nila. Umandar na rin ang mga lokal na pamahalaan at DOH para maglinis ng mga pinamumugaran ng lamok na nagiging sanhi ng dengue na sakit,&quot; the Health Secretary said in a televised briefing.</p><p>Herbosa says at least 5 young individuals have already died due to the mosquito-borne disease.</p><p>&quot;Importante na magpatingin agad, lalo na kung may sintomas na parang dengue,&quot; he said, adding that hospitals are equipped to immediately diagnose dengue cases.</p><p>&quot;Mas maganda na madala ng mas maaga para mahydrate at mabantayann ang platelet count, at mapigilan ang dengue shock syndrome na kinamamatay kung huli nang nadadala.&quot;</p><p>He also called on Filipinos to clean their surroundings to prevent dengue mosquitoes from breeding.</p><p>Last weekend, Herbosa said the DOH is monitoring the cases of both dengue and leptospirosis, which may rise in the aftermath of the typhoons that pummeled the country earlier this month.</p><p>&quot;It is really the dengue season – itong typhoon season, the -ber months. It is really a dengue season… there are LGUs na nag-insecticides,&quot; Herbosa said on Saturday.</p><p>Despite this, mortality has &quot;really gone low,&quot; according to the health chief.  </p><div><a class="fr-green fr-strong" href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/health-science/2024/11/23/doh-more-cases-of-dengue-leptospirosis-recorded-after-typhoons-1444">READ: More cases of dengue, leptospirosis recorded after typhoons -- DOH</a></div><div><strong>RELATED VIDEO:</strong></div><div><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/XriEmQ-uluE?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><br/></div>

<p>The Department of Health says it has monitored an 80% increase in dengue cases in the Philippines in the months of October and November, compared to the same period last year</p>

The Department of Health says it has monitored an 80% increase in dengue cases in the Philippines in the months of October and November, compared to the same period last year

DOH monitors 80% increase in dengue cases during October-November period, year on year

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DOH monitors 80% increase in dengue cases during October-November period, year on year

Pia Gutierrez,

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Published Nov 25, 2024 02:48 PM PHT

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