The Department of Health in Region 12 or Southwestern Mindanao is closely watching at least five villages in General Santos City and nearby Polomolok town in South Cotabato due to the noted clustering of dengue cases since last month.
Dr. Abdullah Dumama, DOH Region 12 director said Thursday their latest monitoring showed that an average of three or more cases of dengue infections have emerged during the last four weeks in Labangal, Lagao and San Isidro aas well as in Poblacion and Cannery Site in Polomolok.
Region 12 covers the provinces of South Cotabato, Sultan Kudarat, Sarangani, North Cotabato and the cities of General Santps, Koronadal, Cotabato, Tacurong and Kidapawan.
In South Cotabato health personnel have been conducting house-to-house campaigns to promote the 4-S strategy:
- Search and destroy,
- Self-protection measures,
- Seek early consultation,
- Say NO to indiscriminate fogging.
