Bohol declares provincewide dengue outbreak

Bohol Governor Erico Aristotle Aumentado has officially declared a dengue outbreak across the province following a sharp increase in cases and deaths linked to the mosquito-borne disease.

PHO assures treatment as dengue hits 5,169 cases

Provincial Health Officer Dr. Cesar Tomas Lopez assures Boholanos that the government has activated all its monitoring teams, equipped its hospitals and Rural Health Units with thousands of dengue kits as cases in Bohol soar to 5,169 in its 33rd morbidity week since January 1 to August 17.

Dengue cases high in Bohol

The province of Bohol has recorded 13 deaths by dengue in January to July 25 this year putting the province’s under heightened alert for this mosquito-borne disease.