DENGUE PREVENTION. The Department of Health pursues the four "S" strategy shown in this information material of the agency to fight dengue by destroying the breeding grounds of mosquitoes. Dr. Amelita Pangilinan, DOH assistant regional director in Cordillera, on Friday (June 3, 2022) urged residents to properly dispose of bottle caps which are possible breeding grounds of dengue-carrying mosquitoes. (PNA file photo)
BAGUIO CITY – The Department of Health (DOH) called on residents here to properly dispose of soft drink bottle caps to deny mosquitos from breeding places.
"Hindi natin pinapansin masyado ang tansan at maliliit na takip pero breeding ground pa rin sila ng lamok (We often disregard tin covers and small covers but they can be breeding grounds of mosquitoes)," Dr. Amelita Pangilinan, DOH assistant regional director in the Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR), said in a phone interview on Friday.
He said people should treat all mosquitoes as dangerous which must be killed and their breeding grounds destroyed.
CAR data showed that the region logged a 370 percent increase in cases from January to May 31, 2022, compared to the same period in 2021 or from 361 to 1,700 cases.
It also showed that Apayao recorded a 3,676 percent increase with 491 cases compared to the 13 cases last year.
Kalinga logged a 1,251 percent increase from the 20 cases in 2021; Ifugao listed a 606 percent increase from the 15 cases in the previous year; Mountain Province had a 414 percent increase from seven cases.
Baguio City logged a 160 percent increase from 74 to 193 cases; Benguet with a 138 percent increase from 206 cases to 491.
Abra was the only province in the region that recorded a decrease from 11 to five cases.
Records also showed an increase in cases involving non-Cordillera residents who sought medical assistance from the different hospitals in the region. (PNA)
