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                    [Title] => Bakuna vs AH1N1 sisimulan na
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Sisimulan na ng Department of Health ang pag­bibigay ng bakuna laban sa sakit na AH1N1 virus o swine flu bago matapos ang Disyembre 2009.

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Dr. Rodelyn Agbulos, city health officer, said the figure was three times the number of dengue cases during the same period last year.

The Department of Health (DOH), however, has yet to receive any report about the dengue cases here.
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Epidemiologist Dr. Troy Gepte said the DOH’s Regional Epidemiology Surveillance Unit found Nasrudin Salem and his wife, Fatima, to be suffering from diarrhea secondary to amoebiasis.

"We coordinated with our people in the field. They found out that the patients ate contaminated cassava. They were actually suffering from amoebiasis," he said.
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Ito ang inihayag ng Department of Health (DOH) matapos lumabas ang resulta sa isinagawang pagsusuri ng mga eskperto mula sa UP Poison Management and Control Center sa mga specimen na nakuha mula sa mga nalasong estudyante.
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Sa isang media interaction sa Dumaguete City pagkaraang bumisita sa Bohol, sinabi ng Pangulo na inatasan na niya ang mga awtoridad ng pulisya na makipag-ugnayan sa mga health authorities para busisiing mabuti kung paano nangyari ang trahedya.
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DOH epidemiologist Dr. Troy Gepte said the decrease could be attributed to the efforts of the DOH and local government units to eliminate the possible breeding sites of aedes agypti, or mosquitoes that transmit dengue.

"It also seems that the public has become vigilant in cleaning their surroundings. They helped in getting rid of these breeding sites," he said in an interview.
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This developed as DOH epidemiologist Dr. Troy Gepte said the DOH is monitoring two suspected SARS cases at the San Lazaro Hospital and at the Research Institute for Tropical Medicine.
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"We advise the public not to wade in flood if they have an open wound. If they can’t help it, they better wear mid-leg boots for their own protection," DOH epidemiologist Dr. Troy Gepte said.

Leptospirosis is one of the diseases that commonly surface during the rainy season. Its symptoms are fever, body and muscle pains.
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"It’s raw information and we still have to confirm it. We are now verifying this information with the epidemiologists in the region," DOH epidemiologist Dr. Troy Gepte said.

The patient’s profile was not immediately available but according to another epidemiologist, Dr. Agnes Venegas, the patient may not be infected with the killer pneumonia, although he has a history of travel to Hong Kong.
[DatePublished] => 2003-05-27 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804896 [AuthorName] => Sheila Crisostomo [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) ) )
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Sisimulan na ng Department of Health ang pag­bibigay ng bakuna laban sa sakit na AH1N1 virus o swine flu bago matapos ang Disyembre 2009.

[DatePublished] => 2009-12-04 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Bansa [SectionUrl] => bansa [URL] => ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 274238 [Title] => Dengue fever cases in Zambo City triple [Summary] => Zamboanga City — Health authorities have expressed alarm over the rising cases of dengue fever which has killed a one-year-child and downed 153 others in six villages here since last January.

Dr. Rodelyn Agbulos, city health officer, said the figure was three times the number of dengue cases during the same period last year.

The Department of Health (DOH), however, has yet to receive any report about the dengue cases here.
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Epidemiologist Dr. Troy Gepte said the DOH’s Regional Epidemiology Surveillance Unit found Nasrudin Salem and his wife, Fatima, to be suffering from diarrhea secondary to amoebiasis.

"We coordinated with our people in the field. They found out that the patients ate contaminated cassava. They were actually suffering from amoebiasis," he said.
[DatePublished] => 2005-03-16 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804896 [AuthorName] => Sheila Crisostomo [SectionName] => Nation [SectionUrl] => nation [URL] => ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 270486 [Title] => Pesticide 'di cyanide sanhi ng Bohol food poisoning – DOH [Summary] => Pesticide at hindi cyanide ang nakalason at ikinamatay ng may 27 estudiyante ng San Jose Elementary School sa Mabini, Bohol nitong Marso 8.

Ito ang inihayag ng Department of Health (DOH) matapos lumabas ang resulta sa isinagawang pagsusuri ng mga eskperto mula sa UP Poison Management and Control Center sa mga specimen na nakuha mula sa mga nalasong estudyante.
[DatePublished] => 2005-03-15 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Bansa [SectionUrl] => bansa [URL] => ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 269988 [Title] => State of calamity sa Bohol [Summary] => Nagdeklara kahapon si Pangulong Arroyo ng State of Calamity sa bayan ng Mabini sa Bohol kasunod ng pagkamatay ng 30 elementary student matapos kumain ng maruyang balinghoy o cassava cake.

Sa isang media interaction sa Dumaguete City pagkaraang bumisita sa Bohol, sinabi ng Pangulo na inatasan na niya ang mga awtoridad ng pulisya na makipag-ugnayan sa mga health authorities para busisiing mabuti kung paano nangyari ang trahedya.
[DatePublished] => 2005-03-11 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Bansa [SectionUrl] => bansa [URL] => ) [5] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 259147 [Title] => Dengue cases down 58% [Summary] => From Jan. 1 to July 15, the Department of Health (DOH) has recorded 4,243 dengue cases, a 58 percent decrease from the number registered during the same period in 2003.

DOH epidemiologist Dr. Troy Gepte said the decrease could be attributed to the efforts of the DOH and local government units to eliminate the possible breeding sites of aedes agypti, or mosquitoes that transmit dengue.

"It also seems that the public has become vigilant in cleaning their surroundings. They helped in getting rid of these breeding sites," he said in an interview.
[DatePublished] => 2004-07-28 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804896 [AuthorName] => Sheila Crisostomo [SectionName] => Metro [SectionUrl] => metro [URL] => ) [6] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 210466 [Title] => RP decries wrong WHO website update [Summary] => The Department of Health (DOH) cried foul yesterday over an update made by the World Health Organization (WHO) on its website that linked two cases of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) to the Philippines.

This developed as DOH epidemiologist Dr. Troy Gepte said the DOH is monitoring two suspected SARS cases at the San Lazaro Hospital and at the Research Institute for Tropical Medicine.
[DatePublished] => 2003-06-17 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [7] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 208066 [Title] => DOH still monitoring 12 suspected SARS cases [Summary] => The Department of Health (DOH) is still closely monitoring 12 individuals nationwide on suspicion that they are afflicted with the deadly Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS). [DatePublished] => 2003-05-30 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804896 [AuthorName] => Sheila Crisostomo [SectionName] => Nation [SectionUrl] => nation [URL] => ) [8] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 207850 [Title] => DOH warns vs leptospirosis [Summary] => With the onset of the rainy season, the Department of Health (DOH) has warned people with open wounds not to wade in floodwaters to prevent getting infected with leptospirosis.

"We advise the public not to wade in flood if they have an open wound. If they can’t help it, they better wear mid-leg boots for their own protection," DOH epidemiologist Dr. Troy Gepte said.

Leptospirosis is one of the diseases that commonly surface during the rainy season. Its symptoms are fever, body and muscle pains.
[DatePublished] => 2003-05-28 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804896 [AuthorName] => Sheila Crisostomo [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [9] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 207770 [Title] => Suspected SARS case in Ilocos monitored [Summary] => The Department of Health (DOH) is now verifying reports of a suspected case of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) in the Ilocos Region.

"It’s raw information and we still have to confirm it. We are now verifying this information with the epidemiologists in the region," DOH epidemiologist Dr. Troy Gepte said.

The patient’s profile was not immediately available but according to another epidemiologist, Dr. Agnes Venegas, the patient may not be infected with the killer pneumonia, although he has a history of travel to Hong Kong.
[DatePublished] => 2003-05-27 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804896 [AuthorName] => Sheila Crisostomo [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) ) )
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