987 dengue cases in Baguio; City ‘war’ vs spread upped
>> Thursday, November 2, 2023
By Julie G. Fianza
BAGUIO CITY – The “war on dengue” Denguerra) is on in this city to decrease the mosquito-borne disease and control its spread.
Health Services Office - City Epidemiology and Surveillance Unit (HSO-CESU) head Dr. Donnabel Tubera-Panes bared this in media forum at city hall recently, saying this year’s dengue cases was 987 compared to more than 3,000 cases for the same period last year.
“There was decrease of 67% due to external factors such as climate change, thus the change in the 3-4 year cyclic pattern; and the rainy season.”
Breeding places of female mosquitoes Aegis aegypti or A. albopictus female should be dried up or destroyed, Panes said. “Containers should be brushed up or cleaned as stuck-up mosquito eggs may still survive after a clean-up due to intermittent rains.”
A couple of mosquitoes may produce 80 to 100 eggs, and with a lifespan of 4 weeks, may cause an increase in cases.
Panes said human blood is needed for the female mosquito to produce eggs, thus the search for warm bodies and bites at certain times of the day.
Some barangays are still on the list for clusters as they have three or more cases, Panes said.
Massive information drive should still be done, Panes said, adding there were two deaths this year due to dengue. “It should have been preventable.”
She said “denguerra” is on in barangays.
Health Services Office - City Epidemiology and Surveillance Unit (HSO-CESU) head Dr. Donnabel Tubera-Panes bared this in media forum at city hall recently, saying this year’s dengue cases was 987 compared to more than 3,000 cases for the same period last year.
“There was decrease of 67% due to external factors such as climate change, thus the change in the 3-4 year cyclic pattern; and the rainy season.”
Breeding places of female mosquitoes Aegis aegypti or A. albopictus female should be dried up or destroyed, Panes said. “Containers should be brushed up or cleaned as stuck-up mosquito eggs may still survive after a clean-up due to intermittent rains.”
A couple of mosquitoes may produce 80 to 100 eggs, and with a lifespan of 4 weeks, may cause an increase in cases.
Panes said human blood is needed for the female mosquito to produce eggs, thus the search for warm bodies and bites at certain times of the day.
Some barangays are still on the list for clusters as they have three or more cases, Panes said.
Massive information drive should still be done, Panes said, adding there were two deaths this year due to dengue. “It should have been preventable.”
She said “denguerra” is on in barangays.
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