Prevalence rate of dengue in Zamboanga City, Philippines

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  • Romenick Alejandro Molina Zamboanga City State Polytechnic College, Zamboanga City, Philippines

Abstract

Zamboanga City is one of the city in the Philippines that experiences outbreak of dengue. Dengue is a viral disease that is endemic in the city caused by the bite of dengue carrier mosquitoes. Secondary data analysis was utilized by the researcher to establish the prevalence rate of dengue in the city. Data available is from 2006 to 2017. It was observed the 2013 has the highest number of dengue cases recorded, while 2006 has the lowest. Within the time frame, highest number of death was recorded in 2014. However, high case fatality rate was recorded in 2011, but the rate decreases from 2012 to 2017. It indicates that the strategies used by the city government is effective. In addition, there are other strategies that must be implemented in the city so that the dengue cases and case fatality rate will totally decrease.

Keywords: Dengue, Prevalence Rate, Cases Fatality Rate, Secondary Data Analysis

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Published

2020-06-29

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Alejandro Molina, R. (2020). Prevalence rate of dengue in Zamboanga City, Philippines. International Journal of Life Sciences, 8(2), 271–276. Retrieved from https://ijlsci.in/ls/index.php/home/article/view/10

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Vol. 8 No. 2 (2020): International Journal of Life Sciences

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Research Articles

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