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                    [ArticleID] => 1548791
                    [Title] => DOH urged to prepare for Zika virus
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The Department of Health (DOH) was urged yesterday to put in place the necessary measures to prevent the entry into the country of the Zika virus, which is considered the most serious threat to public health since Ebola nearly decimated eastern Africa in 2014.

[DatePublished] => 2016-02-01 09:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1097047 [AuthorName] => Jess Diaz [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => http://media.philstar.com/images/the-philippine-star/world/20160129/Brazil-Zika-virus.jpg ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1530010 [Title] => Mosquito borne diseases [Summary] =>

Mosquitoes cause more human suffering than any other organism - over one million people worldwide die from mosquito-borne diseases every year.

[DatePublished] => 2015-12-06 09:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1536621 [AuthorName] => Nathan Cabello [SectionName] => Freeman Cebu Lifestyle [SectionUrl] => cebu-lifestyle [URL] => ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 959462 [Title] => Cover for your health (1) [Summary] =>

Laganap naipapasa ang mosquito-borne diseases gaya ng West Nile virus, samahan pa ng pabagu-bago at ngayo’y madalas na pag-ulan na nagdudulot para dumami at manalasa ng matagal sa ating kapaligiran ang mga lamok at mga langaw, kaugnay dito ang mga dumaraming ulat tungkol sa mosquito at insect-borne illnesses.

[DatePublished] => 2013-06-29 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 134308 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1376109 [AuthorName] => JC [SectionName] => Para Malibang [SectionUrl] => para-malibang [URL] => ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 846075 [Title] => Worst year ever for West Nile in Texas; 43 dead [Summary] =>

 It's the worst year ever for West Nile virus in Texas, which has seen about half of the country's deaths from the illness this year, health officials said Wednesday.

[DatePublished] => 2012-09-06 10:11:51 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => [SectionUrl] => [URL] => ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 843646 [Title] => US: West Nile virus cases rise 40 percent in week [Summary] =>

 U.S. health officials say West Nile virus cases are up 40 percent since last week and are on pace to rival the record years of 2002 and 2003.

[DatePublished] => 2012-08-30 10:09:28 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => [SectionUrl] => [URL] => ) [5] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 713827 [Title] => Genetic factors increase risk of severe West Nile virus [Summary] =>

The genetics of symptomatic West Nile infection has become a hot area of investigation with implications spilling over into clinical care.

[DatePublished] => 2011-08-07 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 136231 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1805110 [AuthorName] => Charles C. Chante MD [SectionName] => Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) [6] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 569672 [Title] => A healthy summer guide for kids [Summary] =>

For most kids, summer means fun under the sun and more outdoor activities —from swimming, camping, to bike riding. For parents, the season requires extra vigilance in keeping the young safe and healthy.

[DatePublished] => 2010-04-27 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Health And Family [SectionUrl] => health-and-family [URL] => ) [7] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 383378 [Title] => Climate change linked to rise in local diseases [Summary] => Climate change may promote the spread of deadly diseases like malaria and asthma in both rich and poor countries by increasing the range of parasitic insects and whipping up dust from storms, environmental group Ecological Society of the Philippines (ESP) warned.

As climates warm, malaria is becoming more common in the traditionally cool mountains of Africa, Asia and Latin America where 10 percent of the world’s people live, ESP president Antonio M. Claparols said.
[DatePublished] => 2007-02-04 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Agriculture [SectionUrl] => agriculture [URL] => ) [8] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 356075 [Title] => Surviving this cruel world [Summary] => The world has turned around many times before, and over the centuries, changes in the climate have evolved. Today, we really have a major problem with global warming. Indeed, the environment has become more cruel, with temperatures getting higher and hotter, and extreme weather changes causing disaster after disaster to happen almost everywhere, making life so much more difficult for people the world over. A year after Hurricane Katrina hit the United States, New Orleans has yet to recover from the devastating damage. [DatePublished] => 2006-09-03 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133593 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) [9] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 157770 [Title] => West Nile virus present in RP, says US university [Summary] => CEBU CITY — Despite the claim of Department of Health (DOH) officials that there has been no known case of West Nile virus infection in the country, a United States university report suggested otherwise.

The public became aware of the West Nile virus after 12 members of the Larrazabal clan in Ormoc City, were earlier reported to have fallen ill due to the rare virus.

One of the victims, Marcos Larrazabal II, is still in a coma and confined in the intensive care unit of the family-owned Cebu Doctor’s Hospital here.
[DatePublished] => 2002-04-19 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Nation [SectionUrl] => nation [URL] => ) ) )
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