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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. The municipalities and cities under PHO's monitoring are the towns of Umingan, Lingayen, Malasiqui, Mangaldan, Bolinao, Binmaley, Calasiao, Pozorrubio, San Carlos City, and Alaminos City. In a phone interview on Wednesday, PHO chief, Dr. Anna Ma. Teresa de Guzman, attributed the increase in cases to the hygiene, food preparation, and unclean source of drinking water. "Since most of the patients are children, their hygiene, especially their hands, might have been unclean. It might also b ....

Alaminos City , Ilocos Norte , San Carlos City , San Carlos , Negros Occidental , Anna Ma , Pangasinan Provincial Health Office , Teresa De Guzman , Angasinan The Pangasinan Provincial Health Office Pho Has Recorded 4 , 210 Acute Gastroenteritis Cases And 25 Leptospirosis From Jan 1 To Aug 29 This Year Based On The Pho 39s Data Issued Wednesday , He Acute Gastroenteritis Cases Are 121 Percent Higher Than The 1 , 904 Cases Recorded In The Same Period Last Year Death Due To Disease Reached 24 This From 11 Most Of Patients Are One Four Years Old Children With May Municipalities And Cities Under Pho 39s Monitoring Towns Umingan , San Carlos City , Nd Alaminos City Ina Phone Interview On Wednesday , Who Chief , R Anna Ma Teresa De Guzman , Ttributed The Increase In Cases To Hygiene , Food Preparation , Nd Unclean Source Of Drinking Water Quot Since Most The Patients Are Children , Their Hygiene , Specially Their Hands , Ight Have Been Unclean It Might Also Be Due To Feeding Bottles Or Food Preparation Could That Their Source Of Water Contaminated , Uot She Said De Guzman Parents Should Monitor Their Children For Dehydration Since Acute Gastroenteritis Results In Fever , Nd Diarrhea Quot They Should Not Self Medicate And If There Are Signs Of Dehydration , Uch As Lack Of Tears When Crying Or Weakness Sunken Eyes , Hey Should Immediately Seek Medical Intervention In Hospitals ,