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CITY OF TUGUEGARAO – The number of dengue patients transferred from the island of Itbayat to Batanes Provincial Hospital in the city of Basco in the province of Batanes increased to 82 on Wednesday ( July 11)
According to Lieutenant Erick Gacasa, chief pilot of the Islander CPG, the mission's flights will resume as soon as time has elapsed. Itbayat doctors recorded the first three cases of dengue fever in February, but their numbers rose from May 29 to the first week of June this year, authorities said.
Two doctors were sent to Itbayat to help prevent an epidemic. According to Governor Marilou Cayco, health authorities confirmed that the island of Sabtang was suffering from dengue fever.
Rural health units, barangay chiefs and police launched massive fogging operations in Itbayat, Sabtang and Basco against mosquito vectors of dengue fever. 19659007] Do not miss the latest news and information. 
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