ILOILO – A total of 34 barangays in this province have registered a clustering of dengue cases as of August 27.
Iloilo Provincial Health Office (IPHO) data showed that these barangays are the following:
* Alimodian – Cabacanan Proper (seven dengue cases)
* Banate – Poblacion (three), Libertad (four), Magdalo (nine), Carmelo (seven), Bularan (three), and Talokgangan (three)
* Barotac Viejo – Santo Domingo (three)
* Calinog – Carvasana (three), Poblacion Delgado (three), and Baje San Julian (three
* Dingle – San Jose (six), Siniba-an (three), and Moroboro (three)
* Dueñas – Calang (four)
* Guimbal – Baras (three), Nanga (three), and Bulad (three)
* Leon – Talacuan (four)
* Oton – Trapiche (three), Buray (five), Santa Clara (seven), and Abilay Norte (four)
* Pavia – Balabag (three)
* Pototan – Cauayan (four) and Batuan (four)
* San Dionisio – Poblacion (five)
* San Joaquin – Purok 1 (three), Amboyu-an (three), and Guibongan Bayunan (three)
* San Miguel – Barangay 5 (five) and San Jose (four)
* Tubungan – Adgao (four) and Teniente Benito (four)
There is clustering of dengue cases if there are at least three cases within four consecutive weeks.
Meanwhile, from January 1 to August 27, 2022, the province recorded a total of 2,205 dengue cases with 17 deaths – a 558 percent increase compared to the cases recorded in the same period last year with 335 cases with one death.
The top 10 local government units (LGUs) with the highest number of dengue cases are the following: Oton (218), San Joaquin (207), Tubungan (165), Guimbal (150), Banate (144), Miag-ao (119 cases with two deaths), Pototan (100), Dumangas (95 cases with one death), Leon (85), and Pavia (75).
Here’s the breakdown of the 17 dengue deaths:
* 13-year-old female from Alimodian
* 14-year-old male from Alimodian
* seven-year-old male from Barotac Nuevo
* seven-year-old male from Barotac Viejo
* 88-year-old female from Dingle
* four-year-old female from Dumangas
* seven-year-old male from Guimbal
* 16-year-old female from Guimbal
* 10-year-old female from Guimbal
* 17-year-old male from Igbaras
* 24-year-old female from Leganes
* 22-year-old female from Leganes
* four-month-old male from Miag-ao
* 18-year-old female from Miag-ao
* 16-year-old male from Passi City
* six-month-old male from Passi City
* one-year-old male from Santa Barbara
“Ang dengue cases naglab-ot na sa 2,205 sa bilog nga probinsya sang Iloilo pero halin ini sang January 1 up to August 27 and may 17 na kita nga patay,” said IPHO head Dr. Maria Socorro Colmenares-Quiñon.
Quiñon reminded those kids belonging to the 10 years old and below age group and their parents to always be cautious because the said age group is the most affected of dengue.
“Sa seventeen naton nga nagkalamatay, anum gid ang less than 10 years old. Actually, may duha kita ka infants nga four months old from Miag-ao and six months from Passi nga napatay sa dengue,” she added.
Dengue is caused by day-biting Aedes albopictus and Aedes aegypti mosquitoes that breed in clean, stagnant water.
According to the World Health Organization, individuals should suspect dengue when a high fever (40 degrees centigrade) is accompanied by two of the following symptoms: severe headache, pain behind the eyes, nausea / vomiting, swollen glands, muscle and joint pains, and rashes.
For severe dengue, the warning signs to look out for are: severe abdominal pain, persistent vomiting, rapid breathing, bleeding gums, blood in vomit, fatigue, and restlessness./PN
