After 9 months: CHO records 102 dengue cases in city
The City Health Office (CHO) has recorded 102 dengue cases with three casualties for the past nine months. The district of Lapaz posted the highest number of dengue cases from among the six districts of the city.
CHO record showed that dengue cases already affected 57 of the city's 180 barangays.
The summary report submitted by Dr. Mae Delmo of CHO to Mayor Jerry Treñas, showed that Lapaz district already has 32 cases of dengue. It affected 14 barangays in Lapaz.
The same report, however, did not indicate the barangays where the three dengue fatalities came from. The report only indicated the victims' gender and age. Of the three fatalities, two are male and one is female. The youngest fatality was aged seven months old. The deaths were recorded in July with one and two in September.
In the same CHO summary report, Jaro II comes next with 20 dengue cases wherein 11 barangays are affected. City Proper has 17 dengue cases while Molo has 13 cases each. In City Proper, there are nine barangays affected by dengue and also nine barangays in Molo.
Mandurriao district has 12 dengue cases affecting seven barangays. While, Jaro I, also of Jaro district has five dengue cases and Arevalo has only four recorded dengue cases. The district of Arevalo has the least number of dengue cases.
In the 2007 dengue comparative report, the city has registered 384 dengue cases and 22 deaths. The 384 cases already covers the entire year. While, 102 cases occurred in the nine months period.
Nevertheless, the CHO and other department offices that have participation in the monitoring and cleaning drive have been tasked to continue their campaign against dengue.
The affected and non-dengue affected communities through their respective barangay captains were asked to maintain cleanliness in their surroundings and remove all possible breeding places of mosquitoes inside and outside their houses.
The aedes aegypti, the transmitter of the dengue hemorrhagic fever lays their eggs in clear water containers such as flower vases, cans and old rubber tire. Aedes aegypti is a day-biting mosquito, its adult mosquitoes rest in dark places.