Dengue is lurking in Cebu lately. It lingers slowly and evidences are in sight. The following are some scripts from different news reports I stumbled upon:
Cebu City – Health officials said here Friday a dengue outbreak could be declared in the next few days if the number of dengue cases continues to increase. (Cebu Braces for Dengue Outbreak by Mars W. Mosqueda JR. September 17, 2010, 7:51pm)
The Department of Health (DOH) in Central Visayas will possibly declare dengue outbreak after they have recorded an 18 percent increase of dengue cases since September 11.
In just a week the Regional Epidemiology and Surveillance Unit (RESU) – Central Visayas has recorded 1,095 additional cases which brings to a total of 7,241 cases in Central Visayas as of September 18. (DOH-7 will meet to possibly declare dengue outbreak in Central Visayas. September 20, 2010 by cebudailynews)
Should the trend continue to hold, the Department of Health in Central Visayas (DOH-7) said dengue outbreak may be declared in some areas of the region next week. ... Cebu City still topped the region with the most number of dengue cases at 1,403 cases and nine dengue deaths. (Dengue outbreak status seen in Cebu barangays, DOH says By Candeze R. Mongaya, Jhunnex Napallacan.Cebu Daily News First Posted 09:44:00 09/14/2010)
Look around, we really have to do something about this problem.
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