Health official: Cleanliness prevention against dengue
- Source:http://www.sunstar.com.ph/pampanga/local-news/2016/02/09/health-official-cleanliness-prevention-against-dengue-456330
- Tuesday, February 9, 2016
- By Reynaldo G. Navales
ANGELES CITY -- A city health official yesterday said that cleanliness is still the best way to prevent dengue fever, which killed many people in the Philippines and other countries.
Dr. Lenario Santos, Angeles City health officer, stated this during an orientation for dengue vaccine implementation in public schools conducted at Park Inn by Radizzons Clark organized by the Department of Health (DOH) yesterday.
Santos said cleanliness should go along with other preventive measures to prevent the spread of the dreaded disease.
The city health officer disclosed that cities in Pampanga including Mabalacat, San Fernando and Angeles and other parts of Central Luzon are affected by dengue.
The health department has recorded 55,079 suspected dengue cases from January 1 to August 2015.
This is 9.15 percent higher than the 50,462 cases recorded during the same period in 2014.
Most of the cases come from Calabarzon (15.2 percent), Central Luzon (13 percent), National Capital Region (11.1 percent), Northern Mindanao (8.7 percent), and Cagayan Valley (7.5 percent).
Dengue is a disease common in tropical countries like the Philppines. The disease, which is transmitted through mosquito bites, is fatal and mainly affects children.
The national government has indulged in dengue vaccines, which are also being tested in four other Asian countries.