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Dengue fever is a mosquito-borne disease that is common in tropical countries like the Philippines. According to the Department of Health (DOH) “dengue is the fastest spreading vector-borne disease in the world, endemic in 100 countries,” the DOH also recorded a total of 185,000 cases of dengue in the Philippines last 2012-2016.
Dec 20, 2021 · Most recently, in 2019 the Philippines Department of Health (DOH) issued a dengue alert in several regions due to a drastically elevated (85%) clinical case load over a six-month period [20,21]. Although the overall incidence of dengue in the Philippines has risen more than eight-fold between 2000 to 2019, this could be partly due to the ...
Apr 17, 2024 · DOH RECORDS LOWER DENGUE CASES FOR THE FIRST HALF OF 2022. The Department of Health (DOH) reports recent increases in dengue cases observed starting the end of March 2022. Based on data gathered by the Epidemiology Bureau (EB), a six percent (6%) decrease has been recorded – from 27,010 last year, down to 25,268 this year for the said period ...
Apr 16, 2024 · COVID-19. Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is an infectious disease caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus. Most people infected with the virus will experience mild to moderate respiratory illness and recover without requiring special treatment. However, some will become seriously ill and require medical attention. Older people and those with underlying ...
Jun 16, 2022 · Posted in Features, News and Events. The Philippine Red Cross (PRC) warned the public of dengue fever risk and gave advice on how it can be prevented as the country observes Dengue Awareness Month in June. The PRC Health Services explained that dengue fever is a mosquito-borne infectious disease that causes a severe flu-like illness.
Sep 17, 2019 · Over the past months, the Philippines has been grappling to stem its worst dengue outbreak since 2012. According to the Department of Health, a total of 271,480 dengue cases were reported from ...
Apr 12, 2024 · What you need to know about the latest outbreak of dengue fever. Health Apr 12, 2024 2:42 PM EDT. Roughly 4.7 million people have been infected with dengue fever so far in 2024, an explosion of ...
