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Jul 16, 2019 · Latest Updates. Maps and Infographics. Other. Related Disasters. Disaster description. More than 77,000 suspected cases of dengue and 300 deaths were reported in the first 20 weeks of 2019 in...
Aug 7, 2019 · Dengue causes flu-like symptoms, including piercing headaches, muscle and joint pains, fever and full body rashes. Of the millions of people infected every year worldwide,...
- Dengue Outbreak
- Trying to Contain The Disease
- Dengvaxia Controversy
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 January to August 31 of this year, prompting the declaration of a national dengue epidemic. In 2012, 187,031cases of dengue were recorded. As of August 31 th...
A patient infected with dengue exhibitsflu-like symptoms and a fever that runs for two to seven days. The fever may go down temporarily after three days, making many patients think it is over. However, this is a critical phase that must be monitored as it may progressto severe dengue, according to Leila Jane Narag, the doctor overseeing the paediat...
In 2016, large dengue outbreaks were reported worldwide. More than 375,000 suspected cases of dengue were reported in the Western Pacific region, almost half were in the Philippines. The same year, the Philippines rolled out a large-scale school-based dengue immunisation campaign using Dengvaxia, touted at the time as the world’s first dengue vacci...
Aug 7, 2019 · Wed 7 Aug 2019 00.09 EDT. An outbreak of dengue fever in the Philippines has been declared a national epidemic after causing hundreds of deaths this year in the wake of a government ban on...
• Joint and muscle pain, pain behind the eyes, and/or headache; • Feeling weak; • Skin rashes; • Nausea and vomiting, decreased appetite; • Bleeding during hemorrhagic fever, which can manifest as nosebleeding, gum bleeding, vomiting of coffee-colored matter, dark-colored stools, or even just abdominal pain (as a sign of internal bleeding).
Oct 4, 2019 · Highlights. 322,693 dengue cases, including 1,272 deaths, reported from 1 January to 21 September 2019: 115% higher than in 2018. 8,856 newly reported dengue cases and 15 deaths between 15...
Apr 25, 2019 · Longer-term comparative reporting and analysis of dengue fever from around the country would be useful to assess geographic and temporal epidemiologic patterns, risk factors for severe disease, variations in clinical management and changes in case-fatality rates.
