Bacolod records 3 more confirmed pertussis cases

THREE MORE children in Bacolod City have tested positive for pertussis, or whooping cough, as of Morbidity Week 16, April 20.

City Health Office (CHO) records showed that of the 12 sample specimens of the patients sent to the Department of Health (Doh)-western Visayas, three patients have tested positive for pertussis, eight were negative and one is still pending for release.

Bacolod City has now a total of nine positive pertussis cases from January 1 to

April 20, 2024.

On March 30, three positive pertussis cases were reported in Bacolod, and another three positive cases on April 13.

Dr. Grace Tan, head of the CHO’S Environmental Sanitation Division, said that of the three new positive patients, two of them are still admitted to a hospital in the city.

She said the positive pertussis cases were reported from Barangays Tangub, Villamonte, Taculing, Handumanan, Granada, and Cabug.

From January 1 to April the vulnerable population,” 20, 2024, CHO recorded a she added. total of 28 probable pertussis Dr. Jevi Marie Ortono, cases in Bacolod with zero Medical Officer III, National fatality. Immunization Program

Tan said that pertussis is medical coordinator, earlier a very contagious respiratory said the most common illness caused by a type of transmission of pertussis is bacteria called Bordetella through contact with respiratory pertussis. droplets, or by contact

She said most of the pertussis with airborne droplets. cases in other regions “We can’t declare an outbreak involved two-month-old babies. of pertussis because we have a small number “We need to encourage of probable cases reported

nd the parents to vaccinate their and those who tested positive children, especially those under were living in different five years old, to protect barangays,” she said.*map