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Social media as a health threat: Misinformation leads to poor vaccine coverage, measles and polio resurgence

Jaehwa Bernardo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 31 08:44 PM

While social media brought more families and friends together despite the distance, it also paved the way to the spread of misinformation, leading to several health crises in the Philippines. Read more »

First case of dengue spread by sex confirmed in Spain

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 09 05:29 AM

Spanish health authorities confirmed Friday a case of a man spreading dengue through sex, a world first for a virus which until recently was thought to be transmitted only by mosquitoes. Read more »

Dengue epidemic linked to water shortage, lack of coordination between stakeholders

Merinette Retona, VERA Files
Updated as of Nov 07 11:25 PM

The dengue epidemic the country is experiencing today had been foreseen as early as in January this year—but preventive measures were still not put in place. Read more »

Kampanya vs dengue mahigpit na ipinatutupad sa mga sementeryo sa CDO

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 02 08:10 PM

Ipinatapon nila ang mga tubig sa mga lalagyan ng bulaklak para maiwasang maging breeding site ng mga lamok. Read more »

2 anyos na bata patay sa dengue sa Laoag

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 09 08:47 PM

Isang 2-anyos na batang lalaki ang nasawi matapos tamaan ng dengue sa lungsod ng Laoag. Read more »

LOOK: Duterte visits dengue-stricken daughter Kitty

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 08 04:46 PM

President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday night visited his youngest daughter in a hospital, following reports that she contracted dengue. Read more »

Kitty Duterte contracts dengue

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 07 11:30 AM

The youngest daughter of President Rodrigo Duterte is confined in a Davao hospital after contracting dengue.  Read more »

Chickenpox, mumps, pertussis: Doctor warns of more disease outbreaks as vaccine rates plummet

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 26 10:32 AM

More diseases are expected to spread due to the country's plummeting immunization rate, an infectious disease doctor warned Thursday. Read more »

Vaccines: Trends, mistrust, and consequences

Paul Ricard, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 12 11:33 PM

Immunization prevents two to three million deaths every year, and could prevent another 1.5 million if vaccination programs were fully implemented. Read more »

What is dengue, and why is it so widespread this year?

Jenny Vaughan, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 10 11:40 PM

Outbreaks have ravaged Southeast Asia this year, infecting hundreds of thousands, killing hundreds, and crippling health care systems as governments struggle to contain the untreatable virus. Read more »

Mosquito trials raise hopes of defeating dengue

Jenny Vaughan, Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Sep 10 01:47 PM

NHA TRANG, Vietnam – Hundreds dead in the Philippines; a threefold increase of cases in Vietnam; hospitals overrun in Malaysia, Myanmar and Cambodia -- dengue is ravaging Southeast Asia this year due in part to rising temperatures and low immunity to new strains. Read more »

Pagcor namigay ng 1,000 kulambo sa Maynila bilang panlaban sa lamok

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 05 04:31 PM

Namigay ng 1,000 na kulambo ang Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (PAGCOR) sa Maynila, Huwebes sa gitna ng paglaganap ng dengue sa iba’t ibang bahagi ng bansa. Read more »

Filipino scientists create affordable, easy to use dengue kit

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 05 12:53 AM

Filipino scientists have come up with a diagnostic kit that tests patients for dengue infection with faster results. Read more »

Kaso ng dengue sa Cordillera, tumaas

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 04 11:47 PM

Bumaba na ang kaso ng dengue sa Davao Region at Bacolod City. Pero sa Cordillera Administrative Region, tumaas pa ito ng 14 porsiyento. Read more »

Pinoy scientists bumuo ng kit para matukoy kung may dengue ang tao

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 04 08:18 PM

Sa pamamagitan ng kit, maaaring malaman agad kung may dengue ang isang pasyente.  Read more »

Dengue cases to remain high until December: WHO expert

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 01 07:14 PM

The World Health Organization expert also noted that dengue has a higher fatality rate in the Philippines compared to its neighbors in the region.  Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: August 30, 2019

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 30 11:43 PM

Here are the big stories today in photos Read more »

'Anti-dengue' frogs na pinakawalan sa QC 'peste, nakalalason': eksperto

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 30 07:39 PM

Baka makasama pa ang mga palakang kontra dengue na ipinakalat sa isang barangay sa QC, ayon sa eksperto. Read more »

Church releases 'special prayer' for dengue, leptospirosis patients

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 30 07:05 PM

MANILA - The Catholic Church released Friday a special prayer for healing of patients suffering from dengue and leptospirosis in wake of rising cases of the viruses in the country. Read more »

Everybody is dengue fighting

Ted Aljibe, AFP
Posted at Aug 30 04:47 PM

A municipal employee operates a fogging machine to kill mosquito larvae during counter-dengue measures in Antipolo, Rizal on Friday. Read more »