Pandemics

Zamboanga City’s first confirmed case of influenza A(H1N1) virus case is a nine-year-old male pupil of Ateneo de Zamboanga University, a health official announced Thursday. Dr. Norvie Taruc, head of the regional epidemiology surveillance unit, said in a press conference that the boy had contact with a relative, who also tested positive for the...
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MANILA, Philippines – The Department of Health (DOH) has recorded 1,709 confirmed cases of Influenza A(H1N1) in the country as of June 27, but the good news is that 1,485 of them are now free of the virus. “The remaining 224 or 14 percent are still under treatment at present, most of them under...
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MANILA, Philippines – The Department of Health (DOH) yesterday underscored the need to prepare for a second wave of the Influenza A(H1N1) pandemic even if the virus presently appears to be mild in nature. Dr. Lyndon Leesuy, program manager of the DOH for emerging and re-emerging diseases, said that historically, all pandemics have had...
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MANILA, Philippines – The country’s total count for Influenza A(H1N1) infections rose to 861 yesterday after 134 new cases were reported, the Department of Health (DOH) said. Twenty-five children in Nasugbu, Batangas have tested positive for the virus. But Health Secretary Francisco Duque III assured the public that all of the new cases are...
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MANILA, Philippines – The Department of Health (DOH) emphasized the “mild nature” of Influenza A(H1N1), saying that while the number of cases rose to 727 as of yesterday, 536 of the patients have already recovered. The World Health Organization (WHO) website showed that as of June 24, the Philippines ranked second in Southeast Asia...
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