By
Grace Montallana
DIPOLOG
CITY - The
Dipolog City Health Office (DCHO) has reported 233 cases of dengue in the city
for the first six months of 2015.
According to the CHO, from
January to June 2015, dengue has been the most common disease that affected the
residents of some barangays in different age groups.
Those mostly affected with
dengue were 0-12 months-5 cases; 1 year old-3 cases; 2-4 years old- 15 cases; 5-9 years old-49 cases; 10-14 years
old-48 cases; 15-19- 41 cases and 20 years old with 72 cases, wherein males were
identified to have the most number of cases with 121, and females with 112 cases.
On the other hand, the CHO
urged the local folks to observe the 4 O’ clock habit daily and follow ‘’search
and destroy ‘’ procedures inside and outside their homes,where the breeding
sites of mosquito-carrying dengue virus may be found.
