Chikungunya fever cases top 1,600 in the Philippines, nearly triple 2012 numbers
The number of cases of the mosquito borne viral disease, Chikungunya, has eclipsed 1,600 cases during the first eleven months of 2013, according to a Philippine News Agency report Tuesday. The number of cases, 1,609, More...
Mariveles posts 144 Chikungunya cases in past two months
A search and destroy operation to get rid of mosquito breeding site in the municipality of Mariveles in the province of Bataan, Philippines is on the way as provincial health authorities report 144 cases of Chikungunya More...
Philippines: 175 chikungunya fever cases reported in Western Visayas
The latest numbers of confirmed chikungunya fever cases in the Western Visayas region of the Philippines have been released with 175 cases of the mosquito borne viral disease being reported by the Department of More...
Philippines: From South Cotabato to Ilocos Norte, Chikungunya making its presence known
From the southern island of Mindanao to the northern reaches of Luzon island, the mosquito borne viral disease, Chikungunya fever is being reported with more frequency. Some 179 persons from four villages in San More...
Philippine health officials investigate anthrax outbreak in Abra, slow the spread of chikungunya in Samar
Image/CIA Officials from the Philippines Department of Health (DoH) are investigating and battling two disease outbreak in two different regions of the country. The DoH has dispatched a team of investigators to More...
Philippines DOH monitoring Chikungunya outbreak in Surigao del Sur
The Department of Health (DOH) is monitoring the outbreak of chikungunya, a disease caused by the same mosquito species that spreads dengue, in Surigao del Sur. Unconfirmed reports say there have been 114 cases More...