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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 »

Mga batang namatay dahil sa dengue, nadagdagan

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 30 12:03 AM

Sa pinakahuling datos ng Department of Health, 10 rehiyon na ang lumampas sa epidemic threshold. Read more »