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                    [Title] => DOH issues leptospirosis warning
                    [Summary] => With the intermittent rains being experienced in Metro Manila, the Department of Health (DOH) warned the public yesterday against leptospirosis, a debilitating disease associated with flooding.


Dr. Vito Roque Jr., head of the surveillance unit of the DOH’s National Epidemiology Center, said leptospirosis cases tend to increase during rainy days because of massive flooding.
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Health Secretary Francisco Duque III said the cleanup drive should focus on eliminating possible breeding sites of mosquitoes to control the spread of the dengue virus.

"School officials should pay attention to the removal of non-essential containers in their surroundings that can hold water and become breeding places of the mosquitoes that carry dengue," he said.
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Dr. Vito Roque Jr., head of the Surveillance Unit of the DOH’s National Epidemiology Center, said they have received unconfirmed reports of dengue cases in San Miguel, Bulacan and Tadyan, Mt. Province.

"We are coordinating with epidemiologists there. But so far, we have not received any confirmation. We are still validating the reports," he said.
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                    [Summary] => With the intermittent rains being experienced in Metro Manila, the Department of Health (DOH) warned the public yesterday against leptospirosis, a debilitating disease associated with flooding.


Dr. Vito Roque Jr., head of the surveillance unit of the DOH’s National Epidemiology Center, said leptospirosis cases tend to increase during rainy days because of massive flooding.
[DatePublished] => 2005-08-12 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804896 [AuthorName] => Sheila Crisostomo [SectionName] => Metro [SectionUrl] => metro [URL] => ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 290769 [Title] => DOH campaigns vs dengue [Summary] => The Department of Health (DOH) urged school officials yesterday to wage their own war against dengue by conducting massive cleanups of school premises at least once a week.

Health Secretary Francisco Duque III said the cleanup drive should focus on eliminating possible breeding sites of mosquitoes to control the spread of the dengue virus.

"School officials should pay attention to the removal of non-essential containers in their surroundings that can hold water and become breeding places of the mosquitoes that carry dengue," he said.
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Dr. Vito Roque Jr., head of the Surveillance Unit of the DOH’s National Epidemiology Center, said they have received unconfirmed reports of dengue cases in San Miguel, Bulacan and Tadyan, Mt. Province.

"We are coordinating with epidemiologists there. But so far, we have not received any confirmation. We are still validating the reports," he said.
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