DOH data show that 54 percent infected with dengue were aged below 15 and as of Oct. 1, some 528 dengue-related deaths or a 0.3 percent case fatality rate have been reported. READ:
Dr. Alethea De Guzman, director of DOH’s epidemiology bureau, said dengue cases in the country started increasing in the third week of March
DOH data show that 54 percent infected with dengue were aged below 15 and as of Oct. 1, some 528 dengue-related deaths or a 0.3 percent case fatality rate have been reported.The DOH flagged Central Luzon, BARMM, and CAR for exceeding the epidemic threshold in the past 4 weeks. The dengue virus is transmitted to humans through the bites of infected female mosquitoes, primarily the Aedes aegypti mosquito, according to the World Health Organization.
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