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Diphtheria in the Philippines prompts travel advisory

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NewsDesk @bactiman63 The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued a travel notice for the Philippines yesterday due to increased number of diphtheria cases reported in several regions of...

Zamboanga City: Health officials say cases of hand, foot, and mouth disease is increasing

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NewsDesk @bactiman63 Cases of hand, foot, and mouth disease (HFMD) in Zamboanga City is increasing, the City Health Office (CHO) reported Tuesday, April 18. City Health Officer Dr. Dulce Amor Miravite...

Philippines: Measles cases top 300 in first three months of 2023

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NewsDesk @bactiman63 Last October, the Vaccine Expert Panel (VEP) in the Philippines said the country may experience a measles outbreak in 2023 with the low number of children who received routine immunizations...

Philippines: 1st rabies death in Iloilo reported

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NewsDesk @bactiman63 The Iloilo Provincial Health Office (IPHO) reported the first human rabies deaths of the year in a Igbaras town man. Head of the IPHO, Dr. Maria Socorro Colmenares-Quiñon said the...

Diphtheria cases up 1000% in the Philippines

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NewsDesk @bactiman63 In an update on the diphtheria situation in the Philippines this year, The Philippines Department of Health reports a 1000 percent increase in cases year to date. From January 1 to...

Philippines: Northern Mindanao reports doubling of typhoid, rotavirus; 200% increase in leptospirosis

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NewsDesk @bactiman63 Northern Mindanao, or Region X in the Philippines has reported a doubling of typhoid fever and rotavirus since the beginning of the year and a more than 200 percent increase in leptospirosis...

Philippines reports more than 70 rabies deaths year to date

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NewsDesk @bactiman63 Last month was Rabies Awareness Month in the Philippines and officials reminded the public to have pets vaccinated and to seek immediate medical attention for animal bites to prevent...

Philippines dengue cases nearly double last year’s numbers

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NewsDesk @bactiman63 The Epidemiology Bureau of the Philippines Department of Health reports 27,670 total dengue fever cases through March 18 this year. This is an increase of 94 percent compared to 14,278...

Leptospirosis cases top 1,000 in the Philippines

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NewsDesk @bactiman63 According to the Leptospirosis Surveillance Report from the Philippines Department of Health, the archipelago has eclipsed the 1,000 case mark as of March 18. From the beginning of...

Philippines report 20 diphtheria cases to date, 567% increase compared to 2022

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NewsDesk @bactiman63 Health authorities in the Philippines have reported 20 total diphtheria cases through March 18, a 567 percent increase compared to the three cases reported during the same period...