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Saturday, June 3, 2017
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ILOILO City – In the first five months of the year, there was a 60-percent drop in dengue cases, data from the City Health Office (CHO) showed.
As of May 31, CHO recorded 87 cases, much lower than the 252 cases recorded in the same period last year.
Regular barangay cleanup drives helped reduce the dengue cases, said Dr. Bernard Caspe, city health officer.
Dengue is caused by day-biting Aedes egypti and Aedes albopictus mosquitoes that breed in clear, stagnant water.
Symptoms are high fever, body aches, headache, skin rashes and vomiting.
Mandurriao district had the most number of dengue cases with 18 cases, followed by Molo with 17 and Arevalo with 16.
Among the villages in Mandurriao, Barangay Bakhaw had the most number of cases (eight).
Its environment is “watery”, said Caspe.
“When you have dengue, your fever usually starts from day one and lasts until five to seven days. So if you have high fever, immediately go to the nearest health center or hospital for check-up and proper medication,” said Caspe.
He urged the public to continue cleaning their surroundings and destroy breeding places of mosquitoes.
For this rainy season, the CHO has started distributing larvicides and insecticides in all districts. (Iloilo City PIO/PN)
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