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mosquito-borne illness

Latest Daily Tribune news and analysis on mosquito-borne illness.

  1. THE dengue mosquito – or the aedes aegypti – is wreaking havoc in Albay as the province logged an alarming surge in cases.

    Dengue cases in Sorsogon hit over 2,000

    The Sorsogon Provincial Health Office (PHO) reported that the province of Sorsogon has logged a cumulative number of 2,302 dengue cases since January until…

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  5. MOSQUITO BUSTERS. Personnel from Barangay Balong Bato, San Juan City, conduct misting operations to prevent the spread of dengue during a simultaneous clean-up drive on 01 March 2025. The local government of San Juan has launched Gawad Kalinisan, a year-long cleanliness contest for the 21 barangays of the city.

    San Juan City's mosquito busters

    Barangay Balong Bato, San Juan City, conducts misting operations to prevent dengue during a simultaneous clean-up drive on 01 March 2025. The local government…

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  9. Smoke them out The Quezon City Health Department conducted fogging and fumigation operations in coordination with officials of Barangay Escopa 3 in Quezon City as part of the local government’s effort to mitigate the dengue outbreak, as declared by the Quezon City government on Saturday following the deaths of 10 individuals in recent months. The city’s dengue surveillance data reveals 1,708 cases from 1 January to 13 February.

    Dengue cases drop by 5% nationwide — DOH

    Dengue cases in the Philippines have dropped by 5%, thanks to increased public awareness and clean-up drives, according to the Department of Health.

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