DOH The Department of Health (DOH) said that monkeypox is not considered as a sexually transmitted disease (STD). DOH Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire debunked this misconception during a recent press briefing. "Monkeypox has not been classified as a sexually transmitted disease," said...
WELLINGTON, New Zealand -- Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern warned an outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease in Indonesia could cost thousands of New Zealand jobs, as her nation and neighbouring Australia stepped up border biosecurity restrictions. "While not a threat to humans, it would devastate our...
An infectious disease expert on Monday, June 20, said there is still no indication to place the National Capital Region (NCR) under the more restrictive Alert Level 2. Dr. Edsel Maurice T. Salvaña (Screenshot taken from Laging Handa FB Live ) Recently, the number of Covid-19 cases in the NCR...
PARIS, France -- With the spread of monkeypox across the world coming hot on the heels of Covid-19, there are fears that increasing outbreaks of diseases that jump from animals to humans could spark another pandemic. While such diseases -- called zoonoses -- have been around for millennia, they...
With the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) classifying the Philippines under the lowest travel-risk classification, Presidential Adviser for Entrepreneurship Joey Concepcion said that the country should now lift the state of a public health emergency . Presidential Adviser for...
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has eased its “travel health notice” for the Philippines as the country continues to exhibit a decreasing number of Covid-19 cases, the Department of Health (DOH) reported on Friday, April 1. Makati CBD skyline DOH Undersecretary Maria...
PANGASINAN – Governor I. Amado Espino III has directed all poultry owners and stakeholders as well as the Office of the Provincial Veterinarian (OPVet), to coordinate and prepare well amid the threat of "bird flu" and Newcastle disease. The instruction was relayed by the governor during a meeting...
The prevalence of heart diseases in the Philippines rose by 28 percent during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, said Philippine Heart Association president Dr. Gilbert Vilela on Thursday, March 3. (Unsplash) “Tumaas ng 28 percent. Nakakagulat at nakakatakot. Ito ay nangyari during the...
ILOILO CITY — At least 60 children in Capiz province have been infected with hand, foot, and mouth disease (HFMD). The Capiz Provincial Health Office (CPHO) expressed alarm over the rising cases of HFMD in the first two months of the year. To curb the transmission of HFMD among children under 10...
Should the national government loosen the restrictions amid the decreasing coronavirus disease (COVID-19) infections in the country? A health reform advocate said that the government should “slow down.” (MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) Health reform advocate and former National Task Force (NTF)...
It's a good time to downgrade to Alert Level 1 or the "new normal" for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), an infectious disease expert said Monday, Feb. 21. People in queue for goods at the Diliman community pantry (Mark Balmores/ File photo/ MANILA BULLETIN) "Well, at this point, mukhang medyo...
Health experts say that the Omicron variant of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is “probably not” the end of the pandemic as the virus is expected to “continuously mutate and evolve.” Executive Director of the Philippine Genome Center (PGC) Dr. Cynthia Saloma, in an international webinar held...
