Dry season predictability and temperature drive dengue cases: Study

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Dry season predictability and temperature drive dengue cases: Study

What’s new: Rising temperatures and variation in the length of dry seasons appear to influence the prevalence of dengue fever, according to a recent study conducted in the Philippines. What the study says: Cases of dengue fever are rising globally; in the Americas, they more than doubled from 4.6 million cases in 2023 to 10.6 million in 2024, according to the World Health Organization. In the new study, researchers wanted to find out what climat…

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The Health Department of the Federal District (SES-DF) announced that the dengue vaccine, known as Qdenga, can now be administered simultaneously with other vaccines on the national schedule. This includes vaccines against COVID-19, influenza, and yellow fever. This update follows new guidelines from the Ministry of Health, based on studies that guarantee the safety and efficacy of joint vaccination. Previously, it was recommended to wait 24 hou…

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Davao City – The Kapalong locality, through the Kapalong Municipal Health Office (KMHO), has intensified its campaign against dengue as 2 people have died since January. According to Municipal Health Officer Dr. Louelyn H. Exala, there was a 160% increase in the number of dengue cases recorded in the year 2025 from January to February, reaching 65, while in the same period in 2024, there were only 25 cases. Of the 65 cases, 25 of them came from …

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Bacolod: Dengue cases in NegOcc surging, deaths stay at 6 - Radio Philippines Network

Dengue cases in Negros Occidental have reached 1,151 for the first two months of 2025, with deaths attributed to it remaining at six, according to a report of the Provincial Health Office. The figure is up by 818 cases, equivalent to an increase of 339.99 percent, compared to 233 cases logged during the same period of last year. On the other hand, the highly urbanized city of Bacolod logged 180 dengue cases, with one fatality, from January to Fe…