ZAMBOANGA CITY- The Zamboanga City Health Office expressed alarm over the soaring number of dengue cases in Zamboanga City over the past two months.
Since January this year, 338 dengue cases were recorded with nine fatalities, mostly children.
Six barangays in the city were reported to have the highest number of dengue cases. These are Mercedes with 15 cases; Culianan, 9; Divisoria, 9; Zambowood, 9; Lanzones, 3; and Quiniput, 3.
City Health Office personnel started to make the rounds of these barangays to conduct fogging activities.
Health personnel visited residents in these communities to help them in the eradication of mosquito breeding sites.
Dr. Dulce Miravite, City Health Officer, reiterated her call to residents to practice the 4-S strategy to combat dengue. The strategy includes search and destroy the breeding places of mosquitoes, seek early consultation, self-protection, and fogging activities.