Philippines dengue epidemic: 11 out of 17 regions exceed the alert or the epidemic threshold
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By NewsDesk @infectiousdiseasenews In an update on the dengue fever epidemic in the Philippines this year, health officials reported an additional 13,327 cases and 40 deaths during the week ending August 17. This brings the outbreak total since the beginning of the year to 229,736 dengue cases, including 958 deaths with a 0.42% case fatality rate. ["]
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