Pangasinan acute gastro cases up 121%
MALASIQUI, Pangasinan - The Pangasinan Provincial Health Office (PHO) has recorded 4,210 acute gastroenteritis cases and 25 leptospirosis cases from Jan. 1 to Aug. 29 this year. Based on the PHO's data issued on Wednesday, the acute gastroenteritis cases are 121 percent higher than the 1,904 cases recorded in the same period last year. The death due to the disease reached 24 this year from 11 last year. Most of the patients are one to four years old children with most cases recorded in May. ...
Source: philippinetimes.com