Tag: Department of Health (DOH) Undersecretary Gerardo Bayugo

UPDATED: DOH confirms 6th Zika case in PHL

(Eagle News) — A 45 year old woman from Iloilo City has been tested positive of Zika virus, becoming what could be the first locally transmitted case of the dreaded mosquito-borne disease, the Department of Health said. Undersecretary Gerardo Bayugo confirmed on Monday (Sept. 5) that the married Filipina had no record of travel to countries where the virus has been detected. But Bayugo clarified that there is still no confirmation of local transmission of […]