Philippines: 2014 Typhoid outbreaks

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Outbreak News | By Robert Herriman
Suspected typhoid outbreak in northern Cebu

The Regional Epidemiology and Surveillance Unit (RESU) of the Department of Health (DOH) 7 is monitoring suspected typhoid fever cases in Danao City in northern Cebu, according to a Philippines News Agency report today.

Health officials in the region note that 21 suspected cases have been reported in the mountain barangay of Oguis, Danao City...

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Typhoid fever hits Tuburan anew
Manila Bulletin ? 34 minutes ago

Tuburan , Cebu - This town, which suffered an outbreak of typhoid fever debilitating some 1,000 local residents in 2012, is again hit by the same ailment.

To recall, the Department of Health in Region VI (DoH-7) declared an outbreak of typhoid in Tuburan in March 2012, after 1,000 typhoid cases with five deaths were recorded here.

As of Saturday, March 8, 19 residents of Barangay Montealegre, were admitted in the district hospital of Tuburan after suffering from fever for several days...

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Typhoid under control
By Junex Doronio | Mar. 12, 2014 at 12:01am

CEBU CITY?A regional health official has declared a ?minor typhoid outbreak? even as Tuburan Mayor Aljun Diamante urged townsfolk to practise proper hygiene.

Department of Health-7 director Jaime Bernadas said the Regional Epidemiology and Disease Surveillance Unit has confirmed typhoid cases in sitio Birhen Sa Regla, Barangay Monte Alegre...

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DOH investigates typhoid fever outbreak in Cebu town
June 28, 2014 12:47am

Health officials are investigating an outbreak of typhoid fever in a town in Cebu, which some residents have blamed on the local water system.

At least 86 cases of typhoid fever have been recorded at the health clinic of Borbon town, GMA Cebu's Vic Serna reported Friday.

The cases were from barangays Lugo, Clavera, Cajil, Bili and Laaw. Some of the patients were brought to the Vicente Sotto Memorial Medical Center for treatment.

State-run Philippine Information Agency said DOH Central Visayas regional head Jaime Bernadas confirmed a typhoid outbreak had been declared in Borbon Thursday.

"We are giving medical assistance to typhoid-affected residents in Borbon," Bernadas said...