The Department of Health (DOH) on Monday, April 8, said that the measles, locally known as "tigdas," vaccination in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) will have a two-day pause in observance of Eid’l Fitr on April 10 and 11. Photo from Pixabay "We'll be pausing for two...
To protect them from the highly infectious measles spread, the Department of Health (DOH) on Friday, March 29, said that it is aiming to vaccinate a total of 1.3 million children in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM). (ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN / FILE PHOTO) “We...
More than half of the total cases of measles-rubella in the country were reported from the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) based on the data from the Department of Health (DOH). (Manila Bulletin / file photo) “BARMM continues to report the most number of cases of...
Sultan Kudarat's poultry industry received a clean bill of health from the Department of Agriculture (DA) as it was declared free from avian influenza (AI). Agriculture Secretary Francisco P. Tiu Laurel Jr. announced the news on Tuesday, Mar. 26, following rigorous cleaning, disinfection...
The Department of Health (DOH) said on Monday, Jan. 15, that the outbreak of diarrhea in Baguio City has been “contained” with the decline of reported cases. Manila Bulletin File Photo "Biglang bumaba 'yung mga bilang ng mga nag-report na mayroon silang diarrhea or gastroenteritis, kaya...
The Department of Health (DOH), in collaboration with its Epidemiology Bureau (EB) and the Center for Health Development Cordillera Administrative Region (CHD CAR), said on Thursday, Jan. 11, that a total of 308 diarrhea cases have been reported in Baguio City between Dec. 21 and Jan. 7. (Pixabay)...
Infectious disease expert Rontgene Solante expressed concern over the rise in measles cases in the country, which he attributed to the insufficient coverage of the measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) vaccination. Photo from Unsplash He noted that the MMR vaccination rate among children has been...
LEGAZPI CITY, Albay – Three persons have died in a diarrhea outbreak in Barangays Manila and Gaba in Batan Island, Rapu-Rapu town, Albay province. Forty-eight residents were infected with the water-borne disease, Albay Provincial Health Office (APHO) sanitary officer William Sabater said....
CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, Pampanga (PNA) – The province of Bataan was placed under a state of calamity due to an outbreak of African swine fever (ASF). The declaration was provided in a resolution passed by the Sangguniang Panlalawigan (SP) of Bataan and was approved by Gov. Jose Enrique Garcia III on...
BACOLOD CITY – Negros Occidental Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacson said an outbreak of hog cholera is threatening the province’s swine industry. NEGROS Occidental Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacson meets local chief executives and other local officials in an emergency meeting on Animal Biosecurity and Current Hog...
(Peggychoucair/Pixabay) Biosecurity measures are essential in livestock and poultry farming to prevent the spread of diseases among animals and to protect human health. Effective biosecurity practices help to reduce the incidence of disease outbreaks, improve animal health, and increase the...
ISABEL, Leyte – The local government here has declared a cholera outbreak in the indigenous people (IP) village in Barangay Marvel. Mayor Edgardo Cordeño confirmed that six of the eighteen hospital confinements since March 26 have been positive for cholera. However, he assured the public...
