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Dengue fever: a growing

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Sep 29, 2015 | Culture, Market Research, Trends |
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Dengue fever – a brief outline

Dengue is a viral disease and it is transmitted through

the bite of an Aedes aegypti mosquito which is a day-
biting mosquito. This mosquito lives very close to
people in built-up areas and thrives in stagnant water.

The disease has spread as a result of rapid

urbanisation, especially where a lack of clean water
and sanitation are problems. Some experts think that
climate change is also contributing to the rapid spread
of dengue fever. Small pools of water are common,
especially after it has rained, which have enabled the
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mosquito to reproduce quickly and in great numbers.

Dengue fever in Philippines

After recording a whopping more than 200,000

dengue fever cases in 2013, the Philippines
Department of Health (DOH) reported a dramatic
decrease in cases of the mosquito borne virus in
2014. Based on DOH surveillance reports, the
Philippines saw 113,485 cases, a decrease of some
45 percent.

From 1 January to 30 May 2015, there were 28,600

cases of dengue, including 86 deaths, reported on the
archipelago. This is 6.33% higher compared with the
same reporting period in 2014 (26,897).

Dengue fever cases have been reported in Ilocos,

Cagayan Valley, Metro Manila, Calabarzon, Albay,
Western Visayas, Northern Mindanao, Davao and
Caraga. Especially, two provinces (Palawan and
Tawi-Tawi) report more than 1,000 cases a year and
only four have more than 100 cases but less than 500
cases a year (Sulu, Maguindanao, Mindoro
Occidental, and Zambales).

Epidemics of dengue fever and dengue haemorrhagic

fever occur every 3–4 years in the Philippines, and
together with other febrile illnesses in children they
impose a considerable burden on the national
healthcare system.

With the onset of the rainy season, Philippine health

officials are reminding the public anew on Dengue
awareness and advising people to do regular clean-
up drive for possible mosquito breeding sites.

Source:

http://www.denguematters.info/content/issue-7-
dengue-philippines#sthash.YV3UHiu7.dpuf

http://www.doh.gov.ph/content/mosquito-bites.html

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