{"id":139363,"date":"2017-12-15T01:30:15","date_gmt":"2017-12-15T06:30:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=139363"},"modified":"2017-12-15T01:30:15","modified_gmt":"2017-12-15T06:30:15","slug":"west-visayas-dengue-cases-drop-by-64","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2017\/12\/15\/west-visayas-dengue-cases-drop-by-64\/","title":{"rendered":"West Visayas dengue cases drop by 64%"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The Department of Health in Western Visayas reported on Thursday that the number of dengue cases in Western Visayas has dropped by 64 percent. (Photo By Muhammad Mahdi Karim – Own work, GFDL 1.2<\/a>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

ILOILO CITY –The Department of Health in Western Visayas reported on Thursday that the number of dengue cases in Western Visayas has dropped by 64 percent.<\/p>\n

Reynilyn Reyes, head of the family, health and nutrition cluster of DOH-6, said that from January 1 to November 26 this year, a total of 9,279 dengue cases were recorded in the region with less than 70 deaths.<\/p>\n

She said the number is lower by 64 percent or 16,182 lesser compared with the 25,461 dengue patients recorded in the same period in 2016.<\/p>\n

This year, Negros Occidental has the highest number of patients in the region with 3,829, while the island province of Guimaras has the least number of cases with 37.<\/p>\n

Reyes said they have earlier observed that dengue cases in the region have been increasing every three years.<\/p>\n

She recalled that there has been a surge in dengue cases in 2010, 2013, and 2016.<\/p>\n

\u201cSince the cases have decreased this year, we are predicting a decrease in dengue cases in 2018,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n

However, health authorities will be strictly monitoring the number of cases on 2019 due to the three-year trend, Reyes said.<\/p>\n

She said despite thebdrop in the number of dengue patients this year, health authorities are not complacent.<\/p>\n

The DOH is continuously strengthening its coordination with the local health units and local government units in the region to further minimize the number of dengue cases.<\/p>\n

Residents also urged to continue to practice the DOH\u2019s 4S strategy which stands for \u201csearch and destroy breeding areas, self-protective measures, seek early consultation, and say no to indiscriminate fogging\u201d to avoid the mosquito-borne disease.<\/p>\n

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