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(Eagle News) — The Department of Health has confirmed that deaths due to leptospirosis have almost doubled and reached more than 200 this year. According to Health Secretary Francisco Duque, the spike in the number of leptospirosis victims was monitored with the start of the rainy season this June when flooding became more frequent. The floods in the past few weeks that affected many low-lying areas in Metro Manila and other parts of the country […]
(Eagle News) — Inamin ng Department of Health na lomobo ang bilang ng mga tinamaan ng leptospirosis sa Metro Manila kasunod ng patuloy na pag-ulan na nagdudulot mga pagbaha. Sa briefing sa Malakanyang, sinabi ni Health Secretary Francisco Duque na umabot na sa 1,121 ang tinamaan ng leptospirosis sa Metro Manila at 100 sa mga ito ay namatay. Inihayag ni Duque namahagi na sila ng gamot sa iba’t ibang health centers sa buong Metro Manila […]
(Eagle News) — Umakyat na sa 73 ang naitala ng Department of Health (DOH) na nasawi sa sakit na leptospirosis ngayong taon. Ayon kay Health Secretary Francisco Duque III, 561 naman ang nadala sa ospital dahil sa nasabing sakit. Payo ni Duque sa publiko, agad na magpatingin sa ospital kapag nakaranas ng sintomas ng leptospirosis. Sinabi ng kalihim na ang naitalang kaso ng leptospirosis ngayon ay mas mataas ng 275 percent kumpara noong nakaraang taon. […]
(Eagle News) — Nararanasan pa rin ang pagbaha sa maraming lansangan sa kasalukuyan kung kaya naman patuloy na nagbabala ang mga eksperto na lalong mag-ingat sa leptospirosis. Ayon kay Dr. Daisy Tagarda, isang fellow sa Philippine Society for Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (PSMID), ang leptospirosis ay sakit na maaaring makuha sa paglusong sa baha na kontaminado ng leptospira bacteria na nagmumula sa ihi ng mga hayop tulad ng daga. Kabilang naman sa sintomas ng leptospirosis […]
The Philippine Red Cross (PRC)heightened its information drives nationwide to safeguard the community from being infected with leptospirosis and is on full standby to provide medical assistance should the number of leptospirosis cases in the National Capital Region (NCR) continues to spike. PRC is closely coordinating with its partner hospitals in Metro Manila to augment medical provisions as the Department of Health (DOH) declared leptospirosis outbreaks in Quezon City, Taguig, Parañaque, and Pasig and […]
(Eagle News) — Health Secretary Francisco Duque III on Saturday, July 7, said a leptospirosis outbreak has been declared in four more barangays in Metro Manila. Duque made the revelation in an interview over radio dzbb. According to Duque, these barangays were in Caloocan City. Earlier, the DOH declared the outbreak in 18 barangays: In Quezon City: Bagbag Bagong Silangan Batasan Hills Commonwealth Novaliches Proper Payatas Pinyahan Vasra In Pasig City Pinagbuhatan In Parañaque City […]
(Eagle News) — Nagbabala ang Department of Health (DOH) na posibleng makakuha ng leptospirosis sa simpleng pagwiwisik ng kontaminadong tubig sa mata. “Kung medium risk ka, may sugat ka sa paa, nasulong ka sa baha, nawisikan ka sa mata — kahit na tubig lang sa mata ha, magkakaroon ka ng leptospirosis niyan — mainom mo iyung tubig, talagang magkakaroon ka ng lepto,” ito ang sinabi ni Health Secretary Francisco Duque III sa isang interview. Una nang […]
(Eagle News) — The Department of Health on Thursday, July 5, officially declared a leptospirosis outbreak in several barangays. The DOH declared the outbreak in several barangays in Quezon City, Pasig, Parañaque City, Navotas, Mandaluyong and Malabon. Here is a list of barangays where an outbreak was declared: Quezon City Bagbag • Bagong Silangan • Batasan Hills • Commonwealth • Novaliches Proper • Payatas • Pinyahan • Vasra Pasig City • Pinagbuhatan Parañaque City • BF […]
(Eagle News) — The Department of Health (DOH) has warned the public against leptospirosis after it noted rising cases nationwide following weeks of heavy rains and floods in low-lying areas in Metro Manila and other parts of the country. According to DOH, from January 1 to June 9 this year, this bacterial infection spread through the urine of infected animals, especially rats, had already claimed 99 lives. A total of 1,030 cases were also reported […]
By Mar Gabriel Eagle News Service The policeman who died after being administered Dengvaxia did not die because of the controversial anti-dengue vaccine. According to the Philippine National Police Health Service, SP02 Vicente Arugay Jr. appeared to have died of leptospirosis instead. “Sa ER we listed two days with fever. Dun po sasabihin natin na ang manifestation ng leptospirosis medyo huli na. Wala na siyang urine output..Sa amin po, sa pagkakakita namin, sa PNP General […]
BIÑAN CITY, Laguna (Eagle News) – Nagbabala ang Department of Health sa publiko laban sa mga sakit ngayong tag-ulan, kasunod ng naranasang pagbaha sa ilang lugar sa bansa. Ayon sa DOH, ilan sa mga sakit na nakukuha sa tubig-baha ay ang diarrhea, dermatitis, conjunctivitis, leptospirosis, dengue at iba pang waterborne diseases. Sinabi ni Health Asst. Sec. Eric Tayag na ang mga waterborne diseases at respiratory diseases ay maiiwasan naman kung vigilante lamang at marunong mangalaga […]
