Antique dengue cases rising

SAN JOSE, Antique (PIA) – The Provincial Health Office (PHO) noted a 55.37 percent increase in dengue cases recorded at 477 from January to August 2015 as compared to 307 cases in the same period last year in Antique. Provincial Health Officer Dr. Ric Noel Naciongayo said that the municipality of Tobias Fornier was identified as having the most number of dengue cases with 119, followed by San Jose with 79 cases, Sibalom with 76 cases and Hamtic with 44. One fatality was recorded in June 2015 in Caluya town. Supervising Sanitary Inspector Tessie M. Vergara said the age range affected were from 8 months to 69 years old, while the age group with the most number of cases ranged from 11 to 20 years old.