Dengue cases drop in Davao Region

Dengue cases in the Davao Region fell down by 65 percent.
Department of Health Region XI Director Abdullah Dumama declared recently that the number of dengue cases in the region decreased to 3,068 on January to October this year from 8,841 on the same period last year.
Director Dumama also said number of deaths related to dengue plunged to 11 this year from 41 last year.
The pronouncement was made during the recent launching of Brigada Kalinisan and Dengue Prevention Campaign in Tubod National High School in Carmen of this province.
“Hindi po importante ang pagbaba. Ang importante po ay may mga kaso pa. Habang may kaso pa, may mga Aedes na lamok parin sa ating kapaligiran,” Dumama said. (The reduction is that not important. What is important is there are still cases. And when there are cases, there are still Aedes mosquitoes in our environment.)
He encouraged the public to prevent dengue by cleaning their own backyard.
“Iwasan ho natin ang magkasakit lalong lalo na pag dengue kasi marami na ho ang nasasawi dahil dito. At ito ay maiiwasan lang sa pamamagitan ng pag-lilinis sa ating paligid,” he said. (Let us keepourselves from getting a disease especially dengue because many have died due to it. And this can be prevented by cleaning our surroundings.)
Dumama also urged people to ensure that there is no water in rain pipes, cases, bottle caps, tires and others that can be a breeding ground for the Aedes mosquito.
“Butasan din ang mga lumang gulong para hindi ito makapag-ipon ng tubig,” he added. (Make a hole in old tires so they will not store water.)
Dumama said a drop of clean water can become a breeding area of the Aedes mosquitoes, in which they can live there for 30 days. (PIA11, Michael Uy)