Ayoko sa Lamok: Filipino youth’s battle against dengue fever
by Robert Herriman from Outbreak News Today on (#VCS7)
Dengue fever is no stranger to the country of some 7,000 islands, the Philippines; however, 2015 has been a particularly harsh year for the mosquito borne viral disease, particularly in recent months. Through the middle of October, the Philippines has seen 124,728 including 374 deaths. This is 40.3% higher compared with the same reporting period in 2014 ["]