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The Department of Health (DOH) reported a significant "decline" in Chikungunya cases in the Philippines, recording 2,928 cases from Nov. 19 to Dec. 2. Photo from Unsplash In a statement issued on Wednesday, Dec. 27, the DOH noted a 51 percent "decrease" with only 57 cases reported, emphasizing a...

DOH LOGO The country has logged 149 cases of mosquito-borne chikungunya so far for this year. Based on the latest surveillance report, the DOH said that the 149 chikungunya cases were recorded from the period of Jan. 1 to June 11. The figure is 263 percent higher as compared to the 41 cases...

DAVAO CITY – Cases of chikungunya have recurred here after more than 10 years as the local health office reported two confirmed infections with 16 suspected this month. Melanie Babante, Pest Control Worker II, Tropical Diseases Prevention and Control Unit, City Health Office, in an interview over...

THE Aedes Aegypti mosquito that transmits dengue. The Department of Health (DOH) said it recorded more than 34,000 dengue cases from January to May. "There were 34,938 dengue cases reported from Jan. 1 to May 21, 2022. Cumulatively, cases this year is 23 percent higher compared to the reported...

The Philippines is seeking to develop a “cost-effective lab-on-a-chip device” that will be used to detect chikungunya, dengue, Zika, and Japanese encephalitis, the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) said. (Photo by CDC on Unsplash) DOST Undersecretary for Research and Development Dr....