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ANTI-DENGUE DRIVE. Dr. Ernell Tumimbang (2nd from left), provincial health officer of Negros Occidental, speaks during a press briefing after the launching of the Department of Health-Western Visayas' "SaBAYANg 4,5,6" anti-dengue campaign in La Carlota City on Friday (July 15, 2022). Negros Occidental has logged 1,869 dengue cases, the highest in Region 6, from January 1 to July 2 this year.(Photo courtesy of DOH-Western Visayas) BACOLOD CITY - A team from the Department of Health in Western Visayas (DOH-6) has been deployed to Negros Occidental to assist in curbing the increasin...

FIGHTING DENGUE.A fogging activity in Bagong Buhay village in Ormoc City in this May 18, 2022 photo.The Department of Health (DOH) in Eastern Visayas has expressed support to fogging activities to combat the rising cases of dengue fever in the region.(Photo courtesy of Jonathan Mendez) MANILA - Increased mobility is one of the causes seen to have contributed to higher dengue cases this year compared to 2021, a health official said Friday. In a Viber message to reporters, Health Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire said there were low cases of dengue in the past two years of the pandemic becau...

BACOLOD CITY - Negros Occidental Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson is reminding residents to maintain a clean environment free from mosquitos in the wake of a surge in dengue cases this June. Data released by the Department of Health-Western Visayas (DOH-6) on Thursday showed Negros Occidental province recorded an increase of 456 percent from January 1 to June 4. "We should see to it that we are conscious of our surroundings. Keep it clean and avoid stagnant water," Lacson said. For the entire 22 morbidity weeks since the start of the year, Negros Occidental has logged 984 cases, includin...