Dengue cases in Cordillera up by 13%

Tabuk City, Kalinga – The country’s health department noted a downward trend in dengue cases nationwide from January 14 to 27.

Despite the overall decline, the Cordillera region experienced a 13 percent increase from January 1 to February 17.

According to the data, 526 cases were recorded during this period. During the same period last year, the region recorded 556 cases with 1 fatality.

With the disease’s upward trend in the region, the region’s health department reminds Cordillerans once again to be vigilant and adhere to preventive measures.

These include the 5S Strategy – Search and Destroy, Self-protection, Seeking Early Consultation, Support Fogging and Spraying, and Staying hydrated.

In terms of other notifiable diseases, Pertussis or whooping cough showed a 13-fold increase, from 1 case to 14 cases.

Influenza-like illness and Severe Acute Respiratory Infections also showed a significant increase of 1.6-fold, from 923 cases during the same period last year to 2,402 this year.

For acute bloody diarrhea and Leptospirosis, records showed a 41 percent decrease for the former and 34 percent for the zoonotic disease.

Cases of hand, foot, and mouth disease also decreased by 85 percent, from 585 to 90 cases.