The Zamboanga City Health Office. (PNA file photo) ZAMBOANGA CITY - The City Health Office (CHO) said Tuesday it has recorded a total of 2,223 dengue cases with 19 deaths in the city since January. In a statement, CHO said it has also monitored 39 dengue-related hospital admissions since January. Based on the CHO data, seven barangays logged over 100 cases of dengue since January. These are barangays Sta. Maria, 138; Pasonanca, 129; Tetuan, 128; Putik, 121; San Roque, 119; Mercedes, 117); Tumaga, 110. Other barangays with a significant number of dengue cases are Calarian, 89; Divisoria, 67; Guiwan, 67; Cabatangan, 65; Boalan, 64; Tugbungan, 57; Culianan, 54; and, Talon-Talon, 51. Barangay with high dengue cases are continuously carrying out fumigation and misting, coupled with clean-up drives and search-and-destroy activities, the CHO said. On Monday, officials of Barangay Sta. Maria and the City Health Office launched massive fumigation and misting to contain the rising cases of dengu
INCREASING PEOPLE'S AWARENESS.Personnel of the Antique Integrated Provincial Health Office (IPHO) and the Sibalom Municipal Health Office during their advocacy against dengue in the Municipality of Sibalom on April 22, 2022. IPHO Nurse 4 Sheree Vego said on Tuesday (April 26) the public should not be complacent and clean their surroundings to get rid of mosquito vectors.(Photo courtesy of Antique IPHO) SAN JOSE DE BUENAVISTA, Antique - The Antique Integrated Provincial Health Office (IPHO) is urging the public to continue carrying out environmental sanitation to prevent the spread of dengue which has already claimed two lives in the province this year. Dengue, now considered a year-round disease, has claimed the lives of a 20-year-old female from the municipality of Sibalom and a 19-year-old female from Bugasong town, said Sheree Vego, IPHO Nurse 4 and in charge of the Infectious Diseases Cluster. The case from Bugasong town died on February 5 while the Sibalom patient was the late
ANTI-DENGUE OPS. A sanitary inspector conducts a search-and-destroy operation against breeding sites of mosquitoes Friday (March 4, 2022) in Barangay San Roque, Zamboanga City as dengue cases soar to 338 with nine deaths since January. The city health office reminded residents to always protect themselves from dengue through the 4S strategy. (Photo courtesy of Zamboanga CIO) ZAMBOANGA CITY - The city health office on Friday reminded residents to practice the four "S" strategy against dengue, an acute viral infection that affects mostly children and infants, following a continuing increase in the number of cases here. Dr. Dulce Amor Miravite, city health officer, issued the reminder as dengue cases in the city reached the 338 mark with nine mortalities since January this year. The four "S" campaign stands for: Search and destroy mosquito-breeding sites; secure Self-protection measures like wearing long pants and long-sleeve shirts and daily use of mosquito repellent;