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DAVAO CITY, Davao del Sur --- It's the same disease. Yet the contrasting outcomes in the fight against dengue in South Cotabato province, south of Mindanao, and Ozamiz City, northwest of the island, may offer good lessons amid a national alert on the disease.Dengue: Epidemic in S. Cotabato, declining in Ozamiz City
DAVAO CITY, Davao del Sur --- It's the same disease. Yet the contrasting outcomes in the fight against dengue in South Cotabato province, south of Mindanao, and Ozamiz City, northwest of the island, may offer good lessons amid a national alert on the disease. On Friday, a state of calamity was declared in South Cotabato due to the steep 149% hike in the number of dengue cases, which already claimed 21 lives in the province this year. Gov. Reynaldo Tamayo Jr. had asked the provincial board, which regularly meets on Monday, to convene a special session to pass the measure, according to South Cotabato Vice Gov. Vicente de Jesus. Previously, Zamboanga Sibugay made a similar decl...Keep on reading: Dengue: Epidemic in S. Cotabato, declining in Ozamiz City Read more











