Zamboanga City still under dengue outbreak mode as the number of cases continues to breach the alert and epidemic thresholds.
The public is advised to aggressively continue the 4 o’clock habit to prevent and control dengue cases. The 4-S campaign stands for
- Search and destroy mosquito-breeding sites
- Secure Self-protection measures like wearing long pants and long-sleeved shirts and daily use of mosquito repellant
- Seek early consultation
- Support fogging/spraying only in hotspot areas where increase in cases is registered for two consecutive weeks.
The CHO recorded a total of 1,135 cases with 14 deaths from Jan. 1 to April 16, 2022.
(Source: City Government of Zamboanga Facebook page)