ANTIQUE – Dengue cases in this province have reached 1,067 with two deaths from January 1 to September 8 this year.
Data from Antique Provincial Integrated Disease Surveillance and Response Unit of the Provincial Health Office (PHO) showed that the top five municipalities with the highest cases are Sibalom with 144, followed by Tibiao (142), San Jose de Buenavista (112), Culasi (106), and Pandan (102).
The other 13 municipalities and their respective number of cases are the following: Anini-y (23), Barbaza (42), Belison (12 cases with one death), Bugasong (38), Hamtic (53), Laua-an (19), Libertad (seven), Caluya (90), Patnongon (21), San Remigio (22), Sebaste (73), Tobias Fornier (33), and Valderrama (27 cases with one death).
The PHO reminded Antiqueños anew to always keep their surroundings clean by practicing the 4S strategy against dengue: search and destroy mosquito-breeding sites; self-protection measures like wearing trousers and long-sleeved shirts and daily use of mosquito repellent; seek early treatment; and support fogging/spraying only in hotspot areas.
“Nagaduro naman ang lamok sa aton palibot tuga sang tubig nga nasupot halin sa uran. Usisaon naton ang aton palibot. Sagapon, ula-on, pakulbon, kag limpyuhan ang lugar nga posible istaran kag pangitlugan kang lamok,” read part of the PHO advisory./PN
