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Measles outbreak declared in Region 8

Gin-anunsyo sa Department Of Health (DOH) sa adlaw huwebes, February 7 nga naay measles outbreak sa Sinirangan Bisayas.

Umapela si Health Secretary Francisco Duque III sa publiko nga ipabakuna ang ilaha mga anak kontra tipdas.

“The department of health is raising once again today the red flag for measles in other region of Luzon, Central and Eastern Visayas.”

Gihimo ang anunsyo sa DOH para “mas pakusgon ang surveillance sa mga bag-o nga kaso og mag alerto ang mga ilaha mga anak.”

Suma kang DOH Regional Information Officer John Paul Roca, nagtitikahitaas ang kaso sa tipdas sa Region 8, umabot na sa 160 ang kaso og walo na ang namatay.

Sa datos sa DOH Regional Office 8 sa January 1 to February 1 kining tuiga, nahipatik ang pinakadamo nga kaso sa tipdas sa probinsya sa Leyte kun diin may 119 cases, ginsundan sa Samar nga may 33 cases, Eastern Samar 3 cases, 2 cases naman sa Biliran og ang Northern Samar, may 1 case naman sa Southern Leyte.

Upat (4) ang namatay sa Palo, Leyte, duha (2) sa Tacloban City, usa (1) naman sa Gandara, Samar ngan Pastrana, Leyte.

Ang measles o tipdas usa nga respiratory desease, tungod sa virus, pwede makatakod person-to-person pinaagi sa paghatsing, ubo, og close personal contact. An mga sintomas ini ang pag-ubo, sip-on, mapuwa nga mata, ngan skin rashes.

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