dengue, Philippines and mosquitoes

Philippine village offers cash for mosquitos amid dengue outbreak
To combat a dengue outbreak, a Philippine village is offering a bounty of one Philippines peso for every five mosquitoes residents turn in.
Wanted dead or alive: Filipino lawman offers bounty for mosquitoes behind dengue outbreak
Local officials in the Philippines are offering a bounty for mosquitoes caught dead or alive in a bid to slow the spread of another dengue epidemic.
Philippines village battles dengue fever by offering bounties for mosquitoes
The move by Addition Hills village reflects growing concern after a nearby city declared an outbreak of the mosquito-borne disease over the weekend.
Philippine town offers bounty for mosquitoes as dengue rises
Authorities in one of the Philippines' most densely-populated urban centres are offering a cash reward for mosquitoes in an attempt to stop the spread of dengue. Carlito Cernal, village chief of Barangay Addition Hills in central Manila, announced the bounty of one peso (less than two US cents) for every five mosquitoes.
Bounty for every mosquito - dead or alive: Philippine village's unique solution to battle dengue
A village in the Philippines' capital region initiated a unique mosquito bounty plan amid a dengue outbreak. Residents are rewarded with cash for capt
Manila neighborhood puts bounty on dengue-carrying mosquitoes
Residents in a central Manila neighborhood lined up Wednesday, as dengue cases spike nationwide, to collect a bounty—one peso for every five mosquitoes, dead or alive.
Bounty for mosquitoes as dengue rises in Philippines
Carlito Cernal, village chief of Barangay Addition Hills, announced the bounty of one peso (less than 2 US cents) for every five mosquitoes after two students in his neighbourhood
Philippines grapples with rising dengue cases
The Philippines grapples with increasing dengue cases "well ahead" of the onset of the rainy season, recording a 56 percent surge in cases from January to Feb. 15 this year, the country's Department ...
PhilStar Global on MSN17h
Reactivate dengue fast lanes, DOH tells hospitals
The Department of Health (DOH) has ordered all government hospitals to ensure that their dengue fast lanes are functioning, ...
pna1d
DOH ready amid rising dengue cases, supports LGUs
The Department of Health (DOH) said Friday it has observed a slowdown in the trend of dengue cases recorded in the past four weeks nationwide. From Jan. 19 to Feb. 15, a total of 15,134 dengue cases ...
philstar.com3d
PhilHealth triples dengue coverage as cases surge across Philippines
With dengue cases rising at an alarming rate in various areas, the Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) reminded Filipinos of the increased coverage for both mild and severe cases.
Inquirer on MSN3d
Gov’t urged to approve ‘new gen’ dengue vaccines amid rising cases
The Philippine Medical Association (PMA) urged the government to grant access to “new generation” dengue vaccines amid rising ...
manilastandard3d
PMA urges okay of dengue vaccine
The Philippine Medical Association (PMA) on Tuesday urged the government to grant access to new-generation dengue vaccines as ...
Daily Star on MSN1d
Dengue health scare so serious public are now being paid to hunt mosquitoes
In a desperate attempt to curb a huge influx of life-threatening illnesses, local authorities have told residents that they ...
Inquirer on MSN23h
DOH logs over 43,000 dengue cases nationwide as of Feb. 15
The Department of Health (DOH) on Friday reported that there are more than 43,000 dengue cases recorded all over the country ...