DA wants importation of infected goats probed
MANILA, Philippines — Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. has ordered an investigation into the importation of goats infected with Q fever.
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DOH lifts Code Blue alert
MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Health (DOH) has deactivated the Code Blue alert after cases of pertussis and measles continued to drop.
PhilHealth improves benefit package for dengue patients
MANILA, Philippines — Amid the Department of Health (DOH)‘s warning of a possible increase in dengue cases, the Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) said patients admitted for the viral infection can avail themselves of an increased benefit package.?
Influenza, dengue cases up in CAR
BAGUIO CITY — The Department of Health (DOH) in Cordillera noted an alarming increase in the number of influenza-related cases in the Cordillera Administrative Region in the first half of the year.
DA bans poultry products from Michigan
MANILA, Philippines — Importation of poultry products from Michigan has been temporarily banned amid the outbreak of bird flu.
Be vigilant against dengue, DOH says
THE Department of Health (DoH) has warned the public not to be complacent about dengue even with the flattening of the case curve following the onset of the rainy season.
Girl in Australia, 2, struck with H5N1 bird flu — WHO
GENEVA, Switzerland — A two-and-a-half-year-old girl tested positive for H5N1 bird flu and needed hospital intensive care treatment in Australia after travelling to India, the World Health Organization said on Friday.
First human case of H5N2 bird flu died from multiple factors — WHO
GENEVA, Switzerland — A man infected with H5N2 bird flu, the first confirmed human infection with the strain, died from multiple factors, the WHO said on Friday, adding that investigations were ongoing.