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Pinoys traveling to Indonesia told to get polio vaccine

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 25 05:44 PM

The embassy reminded that travelers who refuse to be vaccinated may either be deported or prevented from entering Indonesia. Read more »

More than 100 elephants die in Botswana in suspected anthrax outbreak

Reuters
Posted at Oct 23 04:19 AM

GABORONE, Botswana—More than 100 elephants have died in Botswana in the past 2 months partly because of a suspected anthrax outbreak, the government said Tuesday. Read more »

Polio is back: Bakit?

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 27 08:18 PM

Polio-free na ang Pilipinas pero dalawang bagong kaso ng polio ang naitala ng Department of Health. Bakit bumalik ang sakit na polio? Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: September 20, 2019

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 21 12:07 AM

Here are the big stories today in photos Read more »

Polio outbreak, idineklara ng DOH

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 20 06:30 PM

Idineklara na ng Department of Health na may polio outbreak sa bansa. Read more »

Going back to being polio-free

Basilio H. Sepe, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 20 03:01 PM

Health officials announced earlier that the Philippines has confirmed polio cases in some regions, after 19 years of being polio-free. Read more »

7 lugar sa Luzon may ASF outbreak

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 16 07:47 PM

Kinumpirma ng Bureau of Animal Industry ang outbreak, o pagkakaroon ng African swine fever, sa 7 lugar sa Luzon. Read more »

Ebola death toll in east Congo outbreak climbs above 2,000

Djaffar Al Katanty and Aaron Ross, Reuters
Posted at Aug 30 06:18 PM

GOMA, CONGO - The death toll from Democratic Republic of Congo's year-long Ebola outbreak has climbed above 2,000, government data showed on Friday, as responders battle to overcome community mistrust and widespread security problems. Read more »

Love in the time of dengue in Calamba, Laguna

Jonathan Cellona, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Aug 16 10:46 PM

The people and the health system of Calamba, Laguna are working together to overcome the disease.  Read more »

Global measles cases triple year-on-year: WHO

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 13 09:33 PM

SWITZERLAND - Measles cases nearly tripled globally during the first seven months of the year compared to the same period in 2018, the World Health Organization said Tuesday, amid growing concern over public resistance to the vaccine. Read more »

40 dead in Bangladesh's worst-ever dengue outbreak

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 13 08:45 PM

DHAKA - At least 40 people have died in Bangladesh's worst-ever outbreak of dengue, officials said Tuesday, as overburdened hospitals struggled to treat thousands of patients. Read more »

Pinoys in Congo urged to remain cautious amid Ebola outbreak

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 10 10:20 AM

MANILA - Filipinos based in the Democratic Republic of Congo have been advised to remain on alert amid the health threat of the Ebola outbreak. Read more »

'Let the people choose': Garin wants Dengvaxia available to private sector

Jamaine Punzalan, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Aug 02 03:18 PM

Former Health secretary Janette Garin on Friday urged the government to lift the ban on dengue vaccine Dengvaxia as outbreak of the mosquito-borne disease continued to hit parts of the country. Read more »

Dengue cases sa Iloilo patuloy ang pagdami; ilang pasyente nakaratay sa gym

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 26 07:39 PM

Dahil mukhang magtatagal pa ang outbreak ng dengue, nanawagan ng tulong ang DOH-Region 6.    Read more »

Parts of Western Visayas under state of calamity due to dengue

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 25 11:43 PM

A dengue outbreak continues to grip the Western Visayas region of the Philippines, where cases of the mosquito-borne virus are already thrice as many compared to the same period last year. Read more »

Nearly 116,000 dengue cases in first half of 2019: DOH

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 25 08:07 AM

MANILA - Almost 116,000 dengue cases have been recorded in the country since the start of 2019, according to latest data from the Department of Health (DOH). Read more »

21 nasawi dahil sa dengue sa Cavite ngayong taon: opisyal

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 24 09:24 AM

Pumalo na sa 21 ang nasawi dahil sa dengue sa lalawigan ng Cavite ngayong taon, sinabi ng provincial epidemiologist, Miyerkoles. Read more »

Predominant dengue strain previously uncommon in PH, says health dept

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 23 11:00 AM

A new type of dengue virus could be to blame for the recent spike of dengue cases in the country. The Department of Health says dengue zero type 3, previously uncommon in the Philippines, is the predominating strain at the moment. Read more »

Iloilo City declares dengue outbreak

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 23 10:49 AM

A dengue outbreak was declared here Monday following the rapidly-increasing number of cases of the mosquito-borne disease. Read more »

Day 4-6 ng dengue pinakadelikado - eksperto

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 22 10:03 AM

Hinimok ng isang eksperto ang publiko ngayong Lunes na paigtingin ang pagbabantay sa mga pasyenteng may dengue pagsapit ng ika-4 hanggang ika-6 na araw ng kanilang pagkakasakit. Read more »