By NewsDesk  @bactiman63 COVID-19 The Philippines Department of Health (DOH) reported an additional 3,574 new confirmed COVID-19 cases Monday, bring the total to 342,816, including 43,332 active cases. The...

By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews COVID-19 The Department of Health (DOH) reported 3,962 new COVID-19 cases Saturday, bringing the country total to 283,460. The bulk of the new cases were reported...

By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews In 2019, the Philippines was hit hard by a measles outbreak–between 1 January and 31 December 2019, a total of 47,871 cases of measles, including 632 deaths,...

By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews Now that 2019 is officially over and all the data has been tabulated, the numbers are available to create the “Most Viewed Stories of 2019” on the website....

By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews Since late 2018, there has been a dramatic increase in localized measles outbreaks across the country. On 6 February 2019, the Department of Health (DOH) declared...

By NewsDesk  @bactiman63 Measles has been one of several serious epidemics the Philippines has battled this year– health officials have reported over 42,200 cases through early October, including...

By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews The Philippines has battled a number of outbreaks and/or health situations in 2019 to include dengue fever, diphtheria, measles and polio. Below is some updated data...

By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews Dengue fever Negros Oriental province health authorities report the number of dengue cases continue to rise. Dr. Socrates Villamor, the DOH provincial chief, said...

By Robert Herriman  @infectiousdiseasenews Dengue The number of dengue cases in the country continue to rise with rainy season now here. Since the beginning of the year through June 1, the Philippines...

The measles outbreak in the Philippines continues to rise at breakneck speed. Health officials on Saturday released some updated data which show the 2019 outbreak is some 250 percent higher than last year...