Jollygoodfellow Posted June 16, 2020 Posted June 16, 2020 Hmm last year Dengue killed more people than Coronavirus so far in the Philippines. Just some statistics as I know we love them. ................ After reporting more than 400,000 dengue fever cases and more than 1700 dengue related deaths in 2019, Philippines health officials reported some good news in 2020 so far–dengue fever cases are down some 45 percent compared to the same period last year. In an online press briefing on Monday, DOH Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire said the surveillance report of the department’s epidemiology bureau showed that the number of dengue cases was 46 percent lower than the same time in 2019. According to a World Health Organization Dengue Situation Update for the Western Pacific Region, the Philippines report a cumulative total 49,234 dengue cases from 1 January to 16 May 2020 (weeks 1-20). This compares to 86,011 cases reported in the same period in 2019. Subscribe to Outbreak News TV Dengue is a mosquito-borne viral infection causing a severe flu-like illness and, sometimes causing a potentially lethal complication called severe dengue. Approximately, half of the world’s population is at risk and it affects infants, young children and adults. The incidence of dengue has increased 30-fold over the last 50 years. Up to 50-100 million infections are now estimated to occur annually in over 100 endemic countries, putting almost half of the world’s population at risk. http://outbreaknewstoday.com/dengue-cases-down-in-the-philippines-30450/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fillipino_wannabe Posted June 16, 2020 Posted June 16, 2020 Probably because nobody wants to go to the hospital so it doesn't get diagnosed lol. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forum Support Old55 Posted June 16, 2020 Forum Support Posted June 16, 2020 (edited) 5 minutes ago, fillipino_wannabe said: Probably because nobody wants to go to the hospital so it doesn't get diagnosed lol. And it's reported as ccp virus? Edited June 16, 2020 by Old55 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jollygoodfellow Posted June 16, 2020 Author Posted June 16, 2020 37 minutes ago, Old55 said: And it's reported as ccp virus? Yes and thats why I put the topic in this forum. Just waiting for Geoff and a few others to provide some statistics 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tukaram (Tim) Posted June 17, 2020 Posted June 17, 2020 Cases are probably down for the same reason crime is down... we have been locked in our houses since March ha ha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeoffH Posted June 17, 2020 Posted June 17, 2020 8 hours ago, Jollygoodfellow said: YJust waiting for Geoff and a few others to provide some statistics I'm keeping a low profile Honestly... I haven't looked into Dengue at all but there have been articles about how seasonal influenza is substantially down due to lockdowns. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forum Support Mike J Posted June 17, 2020 Forum Support Posted June 17, 2020 On 6/17/2020 at 12:46 AM, Jollygoodfellow said: Yes and thats why I put the topic in this forum. Just waiting for Geoff and a few others to provide some statistics Here you go, they are nothing recent, but they look great. DENGUE MW28.pdf 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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