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Dengue,
caused by bites of aedis egypti mosquito, surged anew resulting
to four deaths during the first six-month (January to June)
period, according to provincial health authorities.
Provincial
Health Office said that it documented some 272 cases of dengue
including 4 deaths. But it was no certain if there were cases
not being reported by rural health centers in the municipalities.
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Tagbilaran
City topped the list of these cases. Other municipalities
also experienced dengue upsurge.
Among
the towns with high number of cases, PHO said, Dauis
had 20 cases; Jagna 14; Ubay 8; and Panglao 7 cases
of this deadly disease.
Even
before the month ended, June had the highest with 66
cases; May, 52; January, 40; March 43; April 37; and
February, 24, PHO said.
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At
the onset of the rainy days, mosquito-borne disease is expected
to surge when residents failed to clean up their surroundings
and water containers, probable breeding places of the dengue-causing
mosquitoes.
Health
authorities urged residents to do the "4 o'clock habit"
to get rid of these mosquitoes. (RVO)
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