- For the fight against the denge epidemic, the village in the densely populated main region of the Philippine offers a multitude of one Philippine Peso for every five mosquito residents.
- At least 28,234 dengue cases were recorded in the Philippines this year until February 1, which is a 40% increase compared to the same period last year, according to the statistics of the health department.
- Dengo cases unexpectedly rose ahead of the rainy season, probably because of the occasional showers that left the standing pools of water in which dengues that cause dengues can be grown, said the Alberta Domingo Health Podsekretar.
A village in a densely populated Philippine main region launched a battle against Dangue on Wednesday, offering chip boundy residents for trapped mosquitoes – dead or alive.
An unusual strategy adopted by the village of Adding Hills in the city of Mandaluyong reflects growing concerns after the nearby Quezon town has declared an epidemic of a mosquito disease over the weekend. Eight multiple areas reported an increase in cases potentially Deadly viral infection.
At least 28,234 dengue cases were recorded in the Philippines this year until February 1, which is a 40% increase compared to the same period last year, according to the statistics of the health department. Quezon City proclaimed the outbreak of denge on Saturday after death reached 10 people this year, mostly children, of 1,769 infected residents.
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Urban village with more than 100,000 inhabitants living in packed quarters and housing towers condominium, adding Hills has been cleaned, degosying channels and a hygiene campaign for the fight against denge. But when cases killed 42 and two young students this year, the village leader Carlito Cernal decided to step up the battle.
Michael Labag shows a 9th pesos reward he received from 45 mosquito laries he captured in Mandaluyong, Filipina, while the village began to offer Bounty for captured mosquitoes, dead or alive, as part of the dengue campaign on Wednesday, February 19, 2025 . (AP Photo/Aaron Favili)
“He was an alarm,” Cernal told Associated Press. “I found a way.”
Residents will receive a prize of one Philippine Peso (just over 1 percent) for every five mosquito or mosquito larvae to rotate, Cernal said.
Critics have warned that the strategy could reciprocate if desperate people start growing mosquitoes because of the reward. Cernal said it was a little probably because the campaign would be abolished as soon as it is mitigated in cases.
The company, captured by a resident, flies into a glass fence with a slight trap in Mandaluyong, Filipina, after their village began to offer Bounty for captured mosquitoes as part of the Anti-Dena campaign on February 19, 2025. (AP Photo/Aaron Favili)
As the campaign began, a dozen dozen mosquito hunters appeared in the village office. Miguel Labag, a 64-year-old cleaner, handed over a jug with 45 dark mosquito larities that peeked out in a little water and received a prize of nine pesos (15 cents).
“This is a great help,” Labag said, smiling. “I can buy coffee.”
Denga is a viral infection that is transmitted by mosquito Found in tropical countries around the world. This can cause joint pain, nausea, vomiting and rash, and in severe cases can cause breathing problems, bleeding and organic organs. Although there is no specific treatment for illness, medical care for maintaining a person’s fluid level is considered critical.
Miguel Labag shows a mosquito larder container, which he caught in front of his house in Mandaluyong on the Philippines, in search of a wealth offered for captured mosquitoes as part of the denge campaign on February 19, 2025. (AP Photo/Aaron Favili)
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Officers in the second village in Quezon City were considering letting out swarms of frogs to eat mosquitoes.
Health secretary Theodoro Herbos said it was crucial to cleanse the mosquito growing sites and for anyone who could be infected to seek direct medical attention. Despite increasing the infections of the dengo, the Philippines were able to maintain the low mortality rate, he said.
Deng cases have unexpectedly increased on the eve of the rainy season, which begins in June, probably because of the occasional showers that have left the standing water pools where dengues can cause dengues can be grown, said Health Podsekretar Alberto Domingo, adding that climate change is likely to contribute to the exclusion -sein showers.
