Measles and leptospirosis cases in Negros Occidental continue to remain higher this year compared to 2011, while dengue fever and typhoid cases have dropped, Provincial Health Office reports released yesterday, showed.

Measles cases in Negros Occidental from December 17, 2011 to June 28 this year were 244 compared to 11 last year, which is alarming, Dr. Ernell Tumimbang, provincial health officer, said.

Negros Occidental has the most number of measles cases in Western Visayas, he said.

To curb the increase in measles, outbreak response immunization campaigns are being implemented in affected areas, he said, noting that the bulk of those hit have been those aged 9 to 19 year old, who had not been covered by previous DOH immunization drives.

Those targeted for immunization in the age group affected are 9,000, Tumimbang said.

Hit by measles were Kabankalan City with 56 cases, Himamaylan – 53, Binalbagan – 39, Bago City – 19, Moises Padilla – 15, Isabela – 13, La Castellana – 11, Valladolid - 11, Ilog – 5, Sagay City – 3, Talisay City – 3, Cauayan – 2, Victorias City – 2, and Pontevedra – 2.

Cadiz City, La Carlota City, Murcia, Hinigaran, San Enrique, Sipalay City, Candoni, Toboso, San Carlos City, and Don Salvador Benedicto had one case each.

Meanwhile, Dr. Grace Tan of the Bacolod City Health Office said 39 cases of measles were recorded from January to June 16 this year, with a 7-month-old as lone fatality, compared to 33 cases for the whole of 2011.

LEPTOSPIROSIS

Leptospirosis cases in Negros Occidental are 14 percent higher this year compared to 2011, Tumimbang said.

There have been 56 cases of leptospirosis and seven deaths recorded this year, compared to 49 cases and eight deaths in the same period in 2011, he said.

The cases of leptospirosis recorded this year were in Sagay City, EB Magalona, Cadiz City, and Murcia – six each; Silay City – four, Bago and Victorias cities – three each;

Binalbagan, Moises Padilla, Talisay City, Cauayan, San Carlos City, Pulupandan, Manapla and Ilog – two each; Hinigaran, La Castellana, Valladolid, San Enrique, Don Salvador Benedicto and Escalante City – one each, Tumimbang said.

The cities of Sagay, Cadiz, Bago, and Victorias, and Binalbagan, Cauayan and Valladolid towns had one fatality each from leptospirosis, Tumimbang added.

DENGUE

Meanwhile, dengue fever in Negros Occidental is 50 percent lower compared to last year.

From January 1 to June 23 this year, 282 cases of dengue fever were recorded with two fatalities, compared to 572 cases in 2011 with eight deaths.

The two deaths this year were in Talisay and Sagay cities.

Of the 282 dengue fever cases, San Carlos City had 105, Bago City – 34, Calatrava – 14, Talisay City – 13, Silay City – 12, La Carlota City – 10, Victorias City – 10, Cadiz City – 8, Kabankalan City – 8, Escalante City – 6, and Hinigaran – 6.

EB Magalona, La Castellana, Murcia, Pontevedra and Sagay City recorded five cases of dengue fever each; Manapla – four; Cauayan, Hinoba-an, Sipalay City, Toboso and Valladolid – three each; Binalbagan, Himamaylan City, Isabela, Don Salvador Benedicto, and San Enrique – two each; and Candoni and Pulupandan – one each.

The Bacolod CHO also recorded a 35 percent drop in dengue cases with 132 from January to June 23 this year compared to 204 last year, Tan said.

However, Tan warned the public not to be complacent and to take precautions against dengue with a rise in cases noted this month.

TYPHOID

The PHO also reported yesterday a drop in typhoid cases in Negros Occidental by 18 percent this year compared to 2011.

There were 747 cases typhoid cases reported this year with five deaths compared to 921 cases in the same period in 2011, with 10 deaths.

The deaths recorded this year were in Sagay City, Cadiz City, Toboso, Moises Padilla and La Castellana with one each.

The areas hit by typhoid cases were Kabankalan City – 116, Sagay City – 75, San Carlos City – 48, Cadiz City – 46, Cauayan – 42, Escalante City – 41, Isabela – 36, Himamaylan – 31, Murcia – 31, La Carlota City – 27, Hinigaran – 15, Talisay City – 21, Binalbagan – 19, E.B. Magalona – 19;

Silay City – 19, Calatrava – 18, Victorias City – 18, Manapla – 17, Ilog – 14, Bago City – 13, Toboso – 13, Moises Padilla – 12, La Castellana – 10, Pontevedra – 8, Don Salvador Benedicto – 6, Valladolid – 6, San Enrique – 5, Hinoba-an – 3, Pulupandan – 3, Sipalay City – 3 and Candoni – 2.*CPG

back to top