ILOILO CITY – The number of hand, foot, and mouth disease (HFMD) cases involving children in Iloilo province increased by 700 percent. In a report released by the Iloilo Provincial Health Office (IPHO), 3,388 HFMD cases were recorded from Jan. 1 to June 24, compared to the same period last...
TACLOBAN CITY – Borongan City in Eastern Samar has declared an outbreak of hand, foot, and mouth disease after 123 cases were logged since January. John Kelly Cainday, Borongan City Epidemiology and Surveillance Unit (CESU) epidemiology officer, expressed alarm over the rapid increase in HFMD...
(Photo courtesy of Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) ILOILO CITY – More than 1,000 children in Iloilo have been infected with hand, foot, and mouth disease (HFMD). The Iloilo Provincial Health Office (IPHO) said 1,115 cases were recorded from Jan. 1 to Feb. 4. IPHO said that only nine...
The Philippine Red Cross (PRC) said that Red Cross 143 is on standby amid the reported rising cases of hand, foot, and mouth disease (HFMD) in the country. (Photo courtesy of Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) "PRC’s Health Services Team has alerted all our 100+ chapters — and our...
Hand, foot, and mouth disease (HFMD) is a common infection among children, causing sores, rash, and blisters on their hands, feet, or legs. The Department of Health (DOH) recently recorded an uptick in Metro Manila's HFMD cases, prompting Filipinos to ask: should the country declare an HFMD...
DOH The Department of Health (DOH) said there is currently no outbreak of hand, foot, and mouth disease (HFMD) but noted that cases are increasing in the country. DOH Officer-in-Charge Maria Rosario Vergeire said that from October to Dec. 6, they recorded 155 cases of HFMD in Metro Manila alone....
