Dengue deaths reach 17 in Negros Occidental, Bacolod

BACOLOD CITY — Seventeen people have died of dengue-related complications in Negros Occidental and Bacolod City this year, including 11 deaths reported by the Provincial Health Office (PHO) in the province and five in Bacolod City.

The PHO report released Thursday did not yet include the death of an 11-year-old boy who succumbed to dengue in Silay City on Sept. 15, as reported by the Silay City Health Office.

Despite the deaths, Negros Occidental recorded a 38.22-percent decline in dengue cases from Jan. 4 to Sept. 15, with 2,889 cases compared with 4,676 during the same period last year. The province recorded 1,787 fewer cases during the period, the PHO reported.

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La Carlota City recorded the highest number of cases at 566, followed by Bago City with 236; Silay City, 233; Cauayan, 182; San Carlos City, 152; Sagay City, 140; Kabankalan City, 122; Talisay City, 116; Cadiz City, 104; and Manapla, 74.

The patients ranged in age from less than one year old to 94 years old, with children aged one to 10 years comprising the most affected age group.

Dengue is a viral infection transmitted to humans through the bites of infected female Aedes mosquitoes. The virus enters the bloodstream when an infected mosquito bites a person and can cause symptoms such as high fever, severe headache, muscle and joint pain, nausea and skin rash.

In severe cases, dengue can progress to dengue hemorrhagic fever or dengue shock syndrome, which may cause plasma leakage, severe bleeding, organ distress, and potentially fatal shock./coa