A TOP health official said they foresee a decline in dengue cases in Zamboanga City as records show a slow decline in reported incidence.
City health officer Dulce Miravite noted a downward trend in the recorded number of dengue cases for the months of August and September at 1,242 cases and 209 cases, respectively.
Miravite said this came following the peak dengue case period of July, which recorded 1,476 cases.
“Hopefully, we will be able to sustain this trend,” she said as they continue to implement intensified campaign against dengue in the villages and in schools.
She said continuously being advocated are the 4S campaign which stands for search and destroy, self-protection, seek early consultation, say yes to fumigation and misting) and also the 4 o’clock habit, the Action Barangay Kontra Dengue (ABKD), and the Den-Get Out campaign.
Meanwhile, Miravite said that they have recorded 5,828 suspected dengue cases with 29 mortalities since January. (SunStar Philippines)