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Microplastics may enter foodchain through mosquitoes

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 19 07:57 AM

PARIS, France - Mosquito larvae have been observed ingesting microplastics that can be passed up the food chain, researchers said Wednesday, potentially uncovering a new way that the polluting particles could damage the environment. Read more »

Dengue cases nearly double in Cordillera

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 09 12:17 PM

BAGUIO CITY – The number of suspected dengue cases in Cordillera increased by 98 percent this year, data from the health department showed.  Read more »

Kahon-kahong bawal na katol, kinumpiska sa Baseco

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 19 04:39 AM

Kahon-kahong ipinagbabawal na katol ang kinumpiska ng Food and Drug Administration sa palengke sa Baseco sa Maynila. Read more »

'Kontra dengue': Isdang kumakain ng kiti-kiti, libreng ipinamamahagi

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 07 05:53 PM

Batay sa feeding behavior ng itar, kaya nitong kumain ng isa't kalahating gramo ng itlog ng lamok o kiti-kiti. Read more »

Thailand battles drug-resistant malaria strains

Panu Wongcha-um and Prapan Chankaew, Reuters
Updated as of Dec 15 10:27 PM

BO RAI, Thailand - Once a smuggling stop for Cambodia's Khmer Rouge guerrillas, Thailand's border town of Bo Rai finds itself on the frontline of a new battle against drug-resistant strains of malaria that could frustrate global attempts to stamp out the disease. Read more »

DOH: No severe infection among PH kids given dengue vaccine

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 01 02:23 PM

MANILA - Cases of "severe dengue infection" have yet to be reported among some 700,000 Filipino children given a vaccine that poses risks to individuals who have never had the mosquito-borne disease, Health Secretary Francisco Duque III said Friday.   Read more »

Katol na mapanganib sa mga buntis, ipinagbawal

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 15 05:38 PM

Kanselado na ang registration permit ng "Baoma" katol matapos madiskubreng mapanganib ang ilang sangkap nito, lalo na para sa mga nagdadalang-tao, inanunsyo ng Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Linggo. Read more »

8-anyos na bata, patay sa dengue sa Santiago City

Annie Pasion, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 13 01:54 AM

SANTIAGO CITY - Isang walong taong gulang na batang lalaki ang namatay dahil sa dengue sa Santiago City, Isabela province. Read more »

'Bakuna vs. Japanese encephalitis, sapat ang supply'

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 14 12:00 AM

Tiniyak ng Philippine Pediatric Society at manufacturer ng bakuna kontra sa Japanese encephalitis (JE) na sapat ang supply ng bakuna sa bansa. Read more »

What is Japanese encephalitis?

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 05 04:33 PM

Here's what you should know about the Japanese encephalitis virus (JEV), which has claimed the lives of 9 people in the Philippines this year. Read more »

Japanese encephalitis virus na isinasalin ng lamok, maaaring galing sa baboy

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 04 09:07 PM

Paliwanag ng Department of Health, ang Japanese encephalitis ay naisasalin sa kagat ng 'culex' mosquito na maaaring nakuha ang virus mula sa baboy. Read more »

DOH: 9 die of Japanese encephalitis

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 04 09:00 PM

Nine people have succumbed to Japanese encephalitis (JE) disease this year, the Department of Health confirmed Monday.  Read more »

Paano makaiiwas sa malaria?

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Aug 25 08:36 AM

Kahit bumaba na ang bilang ng mga naitatalang kaso ng malaria sa Pilipinas, ay nagpapatuloy pa rin ang kampanya ng Department of Health (DOH) sa pagsugpo sa sakit.   Read more »

Inakalang stiff neck, sintomas na pala ng malalang sakit

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 04 09:01 PM

Hindi pa rin makapaniwala ang magulang ng isang dalagita sa Pampanga kung paanong ang simpleng stiff neck ng anak ay sintomas na pala ng isang sakit na kaniyang ikamamatay. Read more »

ALAMIN: Ano ang Japanese encephalitis?

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 04 09:01 PM

Umabot na sa 149 ang kaso ng Japanese encephalitis sa bansa. Read more »

Dengue vaccine program expanded to other areas despite controversy

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 23 01:50 PM

MANILA - The Department of Health is continuing its dengue vaccine immunization program despite several issues surrounding its procurement.  Read more »

6 namatay sa malaria sa Palawan

Lynette dela Cruz, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Mar 28 01:21 AM

Mahigit 6,000 ang nagkasakit ng malaria sa Palawan noong 2016. Anim dito ang namatay. Read more »

Two babies born with microcephaly in Iloilo

Regi Adosto
Posted at Feb 07 05:42 PM

Two cases of microcephaly have been recorded here, and one will be investigated to determine if it was caused by the Zika virus. Read more »

16-anyos na buntis, bagong biktima ng Zika virus

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 16 10:55 PM

Tatlumpu't tatlo na ang naitatalang kaso ng Zika virus sa Pilipinas. Read more »

DOH detects 10 new Zika cases, total now 33

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 15 04:59 PM

The Department of Health on Tuesday confirmed 10 new reported cases of the mosquito-borne Zika virus in the country.    Read more »