DOH declares National Dengue Alert

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bastonjock
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1 hour ago, fototek1 said:
FIRST TIME | DOH declares National Dengue Alert
July 15, 2019 , 12:28 PM

JULY 15, 2019 – For the first time, the Department of Health (DOH) on Monday declared a National Dengue Alert amid the rapidly increasing number of cases in several regions.

Health secretary Francisco Duque said among the regions that have exceeded the localized epidemic threshold are MIMAROPA, Western Visayas, Central Visayas, and Northern Mindanao.

The following regions, meanwhile, have exceeded the alert threshold:

• Ilocos
• Cagayan Valley
• CALABARZON
• Bicol
• Eastern Visayas
• Zamboanga Peninsula
• Davao
• BARMM
• CAR

The Health department said 106,630 cases of dengue have been recorded nationwide from January 1 to June 29 this year, most of which were in Western Visayas (13,164), CALABARZON (11,474), Central Visayas (9,199), SOCCSKSARGEN (9,107), and Northern Mindanao (8,739).

The overall figure was 85 percent higher than the 57,564 cases recorded on the same period last year.

Duque reiterated that early detection and proper case management are needed to prevent dengue-related deaths.

He said the code blue alert on dengue is seen to last from three to four weeks.

Thanks for Alerting people 

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hk blues
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I'm in Iloilo so Western Visayas.  One of the houses in our street had an outbreak - a dog i believe - yet there has been no sign of any measures in the area since.  Kinda typical.   

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