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DOH: Oriental Mindoro declared malaria-free

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Posted at Feb 02 05:35 PM

Oriental Mindoro has been declared free from malaria, the Department of Health said Thursday. Read more »

Super-resistant mosquitoes pose growing threat: study

Sara Hussein, Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Jan 11 12:29 PM

Mosquitoes that transmit dengue and other viruses have evolved growing resistance to insecticides in parts of Asia, new research warns. Read more »

Dengue cases in Central Visayas reach 15,000

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Posted at Nov 05 02:44 PM

Based on DOH Region 7 data, there are now 15,636 cases in Central Visayas, which were logged from January to October. Read more »

DOH: Dengue cases up 191 pct from Jan. 1 - Oct. 1

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Posted at Oct 14 04:38 PM

The Philippines has logged 173,233 dengue cases since the start of the year, which is 191 percent higher from the number of cases recorded in 2021. Read more »

PH dengue death toll tops 400

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Posted at Aug 30 11:42 AM

The number of dengue-related deaths in the country has surpassed 400, according to the Department of Health. Read more »

PH dengue cases up 153 pct, total now at 118,526

Davinci Maru, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 26 05:07 PM

The number of dengue cases continues to increase in the country, with over 118,000 people infected with the mosquito-borne illness so far this year. Read more »

Majority of dengue patients in July hospitalized: DOH

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Posted at Aug 19 06:57 PM

Majority of patients who contracted dengue in July have been hospitalized, the Department of Health warned Friday. Read more »

Philippines' dengue cases top 100,000: DOH

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Posted at Aug 15 04:39 PM

The Philippines' dengue cases so far this year have surged past 100,000, according to Department of Health data released Monday. Read more »

DENR, may babala sa paggamit ng mga palaka at isda kontra-dengue

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Posted at Aug 09 10:06 PM

Ayon sa DENR, may masamang epekto pa umano sa kapiligiran at sa tao ang pagpapakawala ng mga palaka at isda laban sa dengue. Read more »

Probe on anti-dengue program eyed

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Posted at Aug 01 01:32 PM

A lawmaker has called for an investigation into the national anti-dengue program amid an 'alarming' increase in cases of the mosquito-borne disease. Read more »

Laguna records 2,255 dengue cases since January

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Posted at Jul 21 12:20 PM

The province of Laguna has recorded more than 2,000 dengue cases since the start of the year, its health officer said Thursday. Read more »

Kaso ng dengue sa Davao City halos 1,000 na

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Posted at Jul 21 04:50 AM

Lima naman ang naitalang namatay sa sakit sa lungsod. Read more »

Dengue cases in Central Visayas breach 8,000; 52 dead

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Updated as of Jul 15 08:58 PM

The Central Visayas region has logged more than 8,000 cases of dengue since January this year. Read more »

Ilang barangay kumikilos para mapigilan ang pagkalat ng dengue

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Posted at Jul 13 08:53 PM

Kani-kaniyang kilos na ang mga barangay para matukoy kung mayroon nang lamok na nagdudulot ng dengue sa kanilang lugar. Read more »

Expert rejects push to re-evaluate Dengvaxia use

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Posted at Jul 13 12:35 PM

A health reform advocate is not keen on re-evaluating the use of Dengvaxia vaccine despite a rise in dengue cases in the country. Read more »

Dengue cases rise in 7 regions: DOH

Gillan Ropero, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 04 07:00 PM

Mimaropa, Western Visayas, Central Visayas, Zamboanga Peninsula, Davao region, Bangsamoro and the Cordilleras showed an increasing trend from May 8 to June 18, the DOH said. Read more »

Cebu City to wage war versus dengue

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Posted at Jun 24 09:47 PM

The city recently breached more than 1,200 dengue cases for this year from January to June. Read more »

DOH reports 23% rise in dengue cases nationwide

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Updated as of Jun 10 06:04 PM

The Department of Health (DOH) on Thursday reported a 23 percent increase in dengue cases this year. Read more »

THROWBACK: Making all-natural mosquito repellent

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Posted at Oct 16 11:02 AM

Naturopathic expert Cecile Lucentales teaches "Salamat Dok" how to make mosquito repellents from natural ingredients that can be found at home. Read more »

THROWBACK: Fish to prevent spread of dengue

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Posted at Sep 18 11:04 AM

Dr. Westly Rosario explains to "Salamat Dok" how the dispersal of mosquito fish — locally known as "kataba" or "itar" — can help fight dengue. Read more »