CEBU CITY —This city has stepped up its vaccination campaign due to the increasing cases of rabies. Dr. Alice Utlang, chief of the Department of Veterinary Medicine and Fisheries (DVMF) here, said that from January to June this year, this city has already recorded 13 cases of rabies. In the same...
The Department of Health (DOH) on Wednesday, June 5, monitored 169 human rabies cases in the country from January to May. Photo from Pixabay This data reflects a 13 percent increase compared to the reported 150 cases during the same period in 2023. As of May 11, Region XII (SOCCSKSARGEN) recorded...
The Department of Health (DOH) on Monday, April 8, expressed concern over unvaccinated pets amid the country’s fight against rabies. Photo from Pixabay In a public briefing hosted by PTV on its segment “Bagong Pilipinas,” DOH Secretary Teodoro Herbosa reiterated that rabies is a "preventable"...
Photo from Unsplash The Department of Health (DOH) on Thursday, April 4 said 89 human rabies cases were recorded from Jan. 1 to March 16. This number reflects a 2 percent decline from the 91 cases reported in the same period last year. All the cases reported by the DOH have ended in fatalities,...
LEGAZPI CITY, Albay – Rabies cases in three provinces in the Bicol region have increased by 100 percent from January 1 to March 9 compared to the same period last year, the Department of Health (DOH)-Bicol said on Thursday, March 21. The DOH said that a total of 12 rabies cases have been recorded...
Department of Health (DOH) Undersecretary Eric Tayag emphasized on Friday, Jan. 26, the urgent need for dog vaccination in light of a human rabies case reported last week. (Unsplash) "Baka nakakalimutan nyo, responsible pet ownership e kailangan talaga nababakunahan ang mga aso, so love na love nyo...
The Department of Health (DOH) on Thursday, Jan. 25, disclosed a total of seven human rabies cases in the Philippines from Jan. 1 to 13. (Unsplash) However, it noted that a concerning trend has emerged in the past three to four weeks, specifically from Dec. 17 to 31, and during this period, rabies...
LAOAG CITY, Ilocos Norte – The Ilocos Norte Provincial Health Office has confirmed a report that a man recently died from cat rabies in this city, the first such case recorded in this province. A MAN died from cat rabies in Laoag City, Ilocos Norte recently. Dr. Rickson Balalio, officer-in-charge...
LAOAG CITY, Ilocos Norte – This city logged 35 animal bite cases in the first three days of this year, the City Health Office said. Dr. Joseph Adaya, city health officer, said victims have been injected with anti-rabies vaccine and most of them were 15-years-old and below. Adaya said the city...
CEBU CITY – Rabies cases in Region 7 significantly increased this year, the Department of Health-Central Visayas (DOH-7) reported. Dr. Ronald Jarvik Buscato, DOH-7 Medical Officer IV, said at least 59,000 rabies cases were recorded in the first two quarters of this year, 50 percent higher...
The Department of Health (DOH) on Thursday, Sept. 21 confirmed 259 cases of rabies in the country from Jan. 1 to Sept. 2, 2023. (Photo from Unsplash) DOH said this figure represented an eight percent decrease from the cases reported during the same period in 2022. However, it noted that there...
TUGUEGARAO CITY, Cagayan – The Provincial Veterinary Office (PVET) continues to conduct Information and Education Communication (IEC) campaign on rabies awareness and responsible pet ownership in various schools in Cagayan. Dr. Myka Ponce, Veterinarian II of PVET, has already conducted an...
