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DOST reaches Phase 2 clinical trial on candidate drug vs dengue

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 15 10:08 PM

Science Sec. Fortunato Dela Peña said the Philippine Council for Health Research and Development’s Phase 2 clinical trial has at least 600 volunteers. Read more »

Dengvaxia scare extends to COVID-19 jabs, says Palace

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 12 03:09 PM

Public fear over a controversial vaccine against dengue might be eroding people's trust in jabs to prevent COVID-19, Malacañang said on Tuesday.        Read more »

Duterte rejects cut in PAO forensic lab budget

Jamaine Punzalan, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 30 12:22 PM

President Rodrigo Duterte has vetoed a provision in the 2021 national budget that would have slashed the funds of the forensics laboratory of the Public Attorney's Office (PAO), which a lawmaker earlier said was unauthorized and a duplication.  Read more »

Garin denies arrest warrant issued against her over Dengvaxia case

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 22 09:11 AM

Former health secretary and now lawmaker Janette Garin on Saturday denied she was facing arrest in relation to the deaths of children administered with the controversial Dengvaxia vaccine. Read more »

Unbreakable? After malaria and COVID-19, man survives cobra bite in India

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 22 12:09 AM

A British charity worker who survived coronavirus, dengue and malaria was recovering after a potentially deadly snake bite in western India's Rajasthan state.    Read more »

DOH warns vs dengue, influenza-like illnesses after typhoons ravage some PH provinces

Job Manahan, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 19 07:12 PM

 The Department of Health (DOH) Thursday warned against the possible outbreak of dengue, leptospirosis, and other waterborne, influenza-like illnesses (WILD) following the onslaught of typhoons in recent weeks.  Read more »

Patients suffering from 'long COVID' no longer contagious: expert

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 19 12:03 PM

MANILA - Patients who complain of lingering symptoms of COVID-19 infection even after being discharged from the hospital may be experiencing remnants of the virus' symptoms but are no longer contagious, an infectious disease expert said Monday. Read more »

Low-cost COVID-19 test developer among 11 Filipinos in top 100 Asian scientists

Anjo Bagaoisan, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 14 04:30 AM

The scientist behind the Philippines' first locally developed testing kit for COVID-19 is one of 11 other Filipinos recognized as part of Asia's "most outstanding researchers" for the year by a regional science magazine. Read more »

Pagbabantay vs COVID-19 maaaring nakatulong sa pagsadsad ng dengue cases: DOH

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 05 12:35 PM

MAYNILA - Maaaring nakatulong ang pagsunod ng mga tao sa distancing at hygeine protocols ngayong may coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) sa pagsadsad ng bilang ng mga nagkaroon ng dengue, ayon sa Department of Health. Read more »

'As cheap as a haircut': 'Paperless' insurance to help consumers amid pandemic

Jessica Fenol, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 07 10:30 AM

Consumers seeking the help of digital tools during the COVID-19 pandemic can now use their mobile phones to buy select insurance products that are as cheap as a haircut or for just P30 per month, as GCash and insurer Singlife launch their partnership on Friday.  Read more »

DOH: Dengue cases in PH drop by 76% in PH

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 04 07:13 PM

The Department of Health on Friday said dengue cases in the Philippines dropped by 76% in 2020 compared to the same period last year. Read more »

Fighting mosquito-borne diseases... with mosquitoes

Nicolas Gubert and Amélie Baubeau, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 27 06:28 AM

As infection rates of illnesses carried by mosquitoes increase, companies and researchers are racing to develop effective means of controlling the blood-sucking creatures' population. Read more »

How climate change could expose new epidemics

Amélie Bottollier-Depois, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 16 02:53 PM

Long-dormant viruses brought back to life; the resurgence of deadly and disfiguring smallpox; a dengue or zika "season" in Europe. Read more »

Lipa, Batangas nagbabantay laban sa dengue sa gitna ng COVID-19 pandemic

April Magpantay, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 13 11:21 PM

Bunsod ng tag-ulan, nagbabantay ang lokal na pamahalaan ng Lipa sa dengue sa gitna ng COVID-19 pandemic, matapos ito umabot sa outbreak level noong isang taon. Read more »

13 pagkamatay sa dengue naitala sa Pangasinan mula Enero

Joanna Tacason, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 11 08:13 PM

Paliwanag ng provincial health office, isa sa mga rason kung bakit tumaas ang kaso ng nasawi sa sakit na dengue ay ang kawalan ng access sa transportasyon noong kasagsagan ng quarantine at kakaunti ang supply ng dugo na nakukuha. Read more »

Dengue at record high in Singapore amid COVID-19 pandemic

Kyodo News
Posted at Aug 06 02:02 AM

Singapore is grappling with a record number of dengue cases this year, and workers being encouraged to work from home to curb the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic is one of the main factors, the National Environment Agency said Wednesday. Read more »

Rainy season, dengue may snarl COVID-19 fight: Cebu doctor

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 01 08:33 AM

MANILA — The rainy season and dengue cases may stretch medical resources during the coronavirus pandemic, a doctor in Cebu City, where cases of the respiratory disease are increasing, warned Wednesday. Read more »

'Mag-ingat sa mga lamok na may dalang dengue kapag naka-home quarantine'

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 22 03:49 PM

Pinayuhan ng isang doktora ang publiko na mag-ingat sa mga lamok na maaaring magdulot ng dengue, lalo at karamihan sa mga tao ay nananatili lang sa kanilang mga bahay bunsod ng COVID-19 pandemic. Read more »

Dengue cases so far this year down by 46% compared to 2019, says DOH

Kristine Sabillo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 15 06:43 PM

Dr. Napoleon Arevalo, director of the DOH’s Disease Prevention and Control Bureau, urged Filipinos to remove possible mosquito breeding grounds from their houses. Read more »

Public warned vs dengue, leptospirosis even as COVID-19 persists

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 14 12:33 PM

An infectious disease expert on Sunday warned the public against diseases common during the rainy season as the country continues to battle the COVID-19 pandemic. Read more »