The city of Manila registered the highest number of leptospirosis cases in the National Capital Region from January 1 to August 18 this year with 70 reported cases, followed by Quezon City with 43 reported cases.—Schatzi Quodala, Inquirer Research
There were 2,471 leptospirosis cases reported nationwide from January 1 to August 18 this year, or around 62.35 percent higher than the 1,522 reported cases during the same period in 2011, according to data from the Department of Health. Of the total, 225 cases were from the National Capital Region.
The Department of Health (DoH) remained on a code blue alert in the National Capital Region due to the rising number of leptospirosis cases.
Leptospirosis cases in Quezon City have gone up by more than 300 percent after parts of the city were submerged in floodwaters last month due to torrential monsoon rains.
The number of leptospirosis deaths here in a month may be unusually high, but a health official sees no need to declare an outbreak.
The number of people dying from leptospirosis in this Pangasinan city and Central Luzon this year has risen to 19, with six of nine deaths in Dagupan recorded in August.
In a week, three persons here have died of leptospirosis while seven others are being treated in different hospitals, a health official said on Thursday.
In a span of a week, three persons here have died of leptospirosis while seven others are being treated in different hospitals, a health official said on Thursday.
Cases of leptospirosis in Caloocan City have gone down although the city government continued to warn residents about the threat posed by the disease.
The Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) will extend assistance to members, and even nonmembers, who had been treated for leptospirosis.
The Quezon City health department is monitoring more than a hundred suspected cases of leptospirosis in the city in the aftermath of last week’s heavy floods.
A Manila City Jail inmate was rushed to the hospital after being infected with leptospirosis, following monsoon rains that flooded the facility last week, a city jail official said Monday.
When purchasing an antibiotic to treat leptospirosis, it is wiser to choose a generic over a branded product as this is P13 cheaper.
