Nueva Vizcaya dengue cases at outbreak level
This image depicts an adult female Aedes aegypti mosquito feeding on a human subject with darker skin tone. CDC
BY LEANDER C. DOMINGO
BAYOMBONG, Nueva Vizcaya (August 9)—The province of Nueva Vizcaya has reached the level of outbreak with over 1,300 dengue cases recorded this year, according to the provincial health office (PHO) in the capital town of Bayombong.
Dr. Jocelyn Bumidang, assistant health officer, noted that the number of dengue cases which continue to rise in the province shows that there is now an outbreak in the province.
With this, the PHO has prompted health workers to closely monitor the cleaning and sanitation of the surroundings in the community.
"The peak of cases was noted on morbidity week 25. Three suspected dengue deaths were already recorded as of ...