Dengue cases rise by 100% in Cordillera

BAGUIO CITY: Regional health authorities here disclosed that dengue fever cases in

From January 1 to November 1, the Department of Health-Cordillera Autonomous Region (DoH-CAR) reported that there were 11 denguerelated deaths in the region – eight of them from Region 1 and three from non-CAR provinces – compared to the 10 deaths during the same period last year.

The report said the dengue cases were from Kalinga with 1,210; Apayao, 1,203 cases; Benguet, 1,083; Abra, 913; Ifugao, 719; Baguio City, 505; Mountain Province, 243; and non-CAR provinces, 1,023.

Of the 11 dengue-related deaths in the region, Karen Lonogan, se-

DoH-CAR’s regional epidemiology and surveillance unit (RESU), said there were two deaths each in Abra, Benguet and Baguio City; one each in Ifugao and Kalinga; and three deaths from non-CAR provinces but were given medical treatment in the medical facilities in the different parts of the region

She said there were more males — 3,665 or 53 percent of the total

fever than females. - ver ranged in age from four days to 96 years with a median of 17 years. Lonogan admitted said there female aedes mosquito transmits the viral disease to humans and that the number of dengue cases may spike during the rainy season and may reach widespread proportions if preventive measures or control are not immediately undertaken by concerned health authorities.

She added that the dengue cases