Dengue cases in Kalinga, Baguio decreased: DOH
>> Wednesday, July 31, 2019
BAGUIO CITY-- The dengue
cases here and Kalinga province have dropped as the Dept. of Health in the
Cordillera Administrative Region has intensified its dengue prevention drive, an
official said Tuesday.
“The latest
is wala ang CAR sa alert level (CAR is not in the dengue
alert level). But we are not waiting for this to happen, We are doing
intensified surveillance and health promotion, 4S Kontra Dengue advocacy, and
clinical case management of dengue reiteration; [we have] dengue fast lanes,”
DOH-CAR officer-in-charge Dr. Amelita Pangilinan said in a text message.
On Monday's
meeting of the Cordillera Disaster Risk Reduction Management Council, DOH-CAR
entomologist Alexander Baday reported that from January 1 to July 13, Baguio
has recorded downtrend in the incidence of dengue which they attributed to the
residents’ adhering to the “search and destroy” of possible mosquito breeding
sites.
DOH-CAR data
how that during the period, there are 210 cases with one death recorded in the
city, or a 15-percent decrease compared to the same period in 2018 where 246
cases were reported.
It also noted
that Kalinga province also recorded a 43-percent decrease in cases with 289
dengue cases from January 1 to July 13 compared to the 509 cases in the same
period last year.
Baday said
the DOH noted an increase in dengue cases in Ifugao, Mountain Province, Apayao,
Benguet, and Abra.
Apayao has
616 cases compared to the 329 cases last year which is an 87 percent increase
while Benguet has 565 cases, with three deaths, compared to the 462 in 2018 or
22 percent increase.
On the other
hand, Abra has 517 cases or a 26 percent increase compared to the 409 cases in
2019. Ifugao recorded 354 cases this year compared to the 105 cases in 2019
which is a 237 percent increase while Mountain province has 207 cases compared
to the 85 in 2018 or a 144 percent increase in dengue incidents.
Earlier,
Health Secretary Francisco Duque III issued a national dengue alert to make the
public aware of the mosquito-borne virus and prevent the further spread of
dengue.
The DOH has
also advised the public to watch out for dengue symptoms and immediately
consult a doctor.
The symptoms
include joint muscle pain and pain behind the eyes, weakness, skin rashes, nose
bleeding when fever starts to subside, abdominal pain, vomiting of
coffee-colored matter, and dark-colored stool. (PNA)
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