The Philippines has logged a total of 1,006 cases of cholera from Jan. 1 to March 18, latest data from the Department of Health (DOH) showed. ManilaBulletin
Majority of the cases were reported in Eastern Visayas with 695. It was followed by Bicol Region with 106 cases, Western Visayas with 63, Zamboanga Peninsula with 58, and Davao Region with 55, the DOH said.The DOH defined cholera as "acute intestinal infection caused by ingestion of food or water contaminated with the bacterium Vibrio cholerae."
The total number was 101 percent higher compared to the 1,633 cases recorded during the same period last year.
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