ILOILO – Join this Friday’s (June 17) province-wide cleanup “Limpyo sa Iloilo sa Hunyo” against dengue, Gov. Arthur Defensor Jr. urged the public.
Search and destroy mosquito breeding sites, he stressed.
Dengue mosquitos breed in clean, stagnant water.
“Kinahanglan naton purolihan,” said Defensor.
He appealed for support from the national government, local government units (LGUs), non-government organizations, the academe, religious organizations, media, business sector, etc.
Dengue is a mosquito-borne viral infection causing a severe flu-like illness that could sometimes be fatal.
On May 24 Defensor issued Executive Order No. 271 mandating “Limpyo sa Hunyo 2022: Panglimpyo para sa Dengue kag Baha.”
Citing the onset of the rainy season and the province under coronavirus disease Alert Level 1, Defensor stressed the need for the following:
* LGUs and convergence partners shall campaign and conduct environmental clean-up/waste management activities to eliminate non-essential containers, as well as, manager essential containers and all stagnant waters
* The “4 o’clock habit” shall be practiced daily at 4 p.m. by LGUs and convergence partners. Environmental clean-up / waste management activities shall be practiced, whereby, all non-essential water-holding containers and other breeding sites of mosquitos shall be destroyed / eliminated.
As of June 4, Iloilo had 373 dengue cases with six deaths – 119.4 percent higher than the 170 cases with one death recorded by that day in 2021.
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.
LGUs with high dengue cases were the following:
* San Joaquin (84 cases with one death)
* Tubungan (39)
* Guimbal (35 cases with two deaths)
* Miag-ao (21 cases with one death)
* Estancia and Oton (17 each)
* Pototan (16)
* Tigbauan (12)
*Passi City (nine cases with one death)
* Santa Barbara (nine)/PN
