City residents urged to guard vs mosquitos

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 09/21/2016

CEBU City officials are urging the public to be vigilant against mosquito bites, given the positive Zika virus cases reported in Cebu. Cebu City Vice Mayor Edgardo Labella is also asking officials from the Bureau of Quarantine…

DON’T FEAR ZIKA

Ador Vincent S. Mayol 09/21/2016

“Do not be scared of Zika.” This was the message conveyed by Dr. Jaime Bernadas, director of the Department of Health in Central Visayas (DOH-7), following reports that there are nine new cases of the mosquito-borne Zika…

DOH tells public not to be afraid of Zika

Ador Vincent S. Mayol 09/21/2016

THE regional Department of Health (DOH) said the public should not be scared about the Zika virus and advised them to clear their surroundings of garbage and any receptacle that can accumulate stagnant water. In Wednesday’s press…

CV dengue cases up by 156%; public urged to clean homes

Izobelle T. Pulgo 09/18/2016

The health department in Central Visayas is calling again for residents in the region to continue to intensify their clean-up drive as the number of dengue cases dramatically increased by 156 percent. Dr. Jonathan Neil Erasmo of…

US health officials: Zika causes birth defects

04/15/2016

NEW YORK — Confirming the worst fears of many pregnant women in the United States and Latin America, US health officials said Wednesday there is no longer any doubt the Zika virus causes babies to be born…

Cebu is Zika virus-free, DOH says

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 03/07/2016

CEBU remains free of the Zika virus despite reports of an American testing positive for contracting it while in the country last January. Dr. Van Phillip Baton, coordinator for Emerging and Re-Emerging Infectious Disease Program of the…

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