PESU BULLETIN

PROVINCIAL EPIDEMIOLOGY SURVEILLANCE UNIT

INTEGRATED PROVINCIAL HEALTH OFFICE
SOUTH COTABATO
As of Morbidity Week No. 32 January 1 to August 13, 2016
DENGUE FEVER
FINDINGS:

There were 3008 cases of Dengue reported to the Provincial Epidemiology Surveillance Unit from January 1 to August 13, 2016. Cases were 69% higher
compared to cases of the same period last year. Age of cases ranged from 16 days old to 93 years (Median 18 years). More than half of the cases were
male (Table 1). Two thousand two hundred twenty two (74%) of cases were classified as Dengue with Warning Signs (Figure 1). There were fourteen
deaths reported from City of Koronadal and Municipalities of Surallah, Tupi, Norala, Tantangan and Banga (CFR=0.47) (Table 2).
Areas that reached the epidemic threshold for Morbidity Week 26 to 31 were Koronadal, Tupi, Norala, Tboli, Santo Nio & Lake Sebu. Areas with
highest reported cases were Tupi (22.1%) and Koronadal (21.1%) (Table 2).
Clustering of cases were noted from Banga (Improgo, El Nonok, Rizal (Bo.3), San Vicente, Yangco, Liwanay, Reyes & Punong Grande), Koronadal
City (Zone I, II, III, IV, Santa Cruz, Sarabia, Paraiso, Avancea, Zulueta, Morales, Santo Nio, San Roque, San Jose, Carpenter Hill, San Isidro,
Asumption, Concepcion & GPS), Lake Sebu (Poblacion & Talisay), Norala (Lopez Jaena, Matapol, Esperanza, Poblacion, Lapuz, Dumaguil, Puti,
Simsiman & San Miguel), Polomolok (Cannery Site, Sulit & Poblacion), Santo Nio (Panay, Manuel Roxas, Poblacion, Katupinan, Sa isidro,
Guinsang-an & San Vicente), Surallah (Colongulo, Lambontong, Dajay, Centrala & Libertad), Tampakan (Poblacion, Maltana, Buto & Lambayong),
Tantangan (Dumadalig, Poblacion & San Felipe) Tboli (Laconon, Lemsnolon, Edwards & New Dumanggas) and Tupi (Tubeng, Poblacion, Polonuling,
Bololmala, Bunao, Cebuano, Palian, Linan, Crossing Rubber, Lunen, Acmonan, Kablon & Kalkam). Hot spot areas were Brgy Morales, Zone III &
Santo Nio of Koronadal, Brgy Poblacion & Simsiman of Norala, Brgy Libertad of Surallah and Crossing Rubber, Bunao, Tubeng, Acmonan and
Tubeng of Tupi for Morbidity Week 29 to 31.
Cases were above epidemic threshold in Morbidity Week 1 to 2, 7, 14 to 15 and 27 to 31 (Figure 2).

Dengue with Warning Signs means a person with acute febrile illness of 2-7 days duration plus any one of the ff: Abdominal pain or tenderness, persistent vomiting, clinical signs of
fluid accumulation, mucosal bleeding, lethargy and restlessness, liver enlargement or laboratory (increase in Hct /or decrease platelet count). Regardless of dengue classification
(Suspect, Probable and Confirmed)

National Epidemiology Center defined clustering of cases as 3 or more cases in a barangay in four consecutive weeks.

Table 2. Dengue Cases & Deaths by City & Municipality

January 1 to August 13, 2016

Table 1. Dengue Cases by Age and Sex Distribution

SOUTH COTABATO, January 1 to July August 13, 2016

Sex

CASES

DEATHS
%
2016
CFR

Municipality/
City

2015

2016

% Change

2015

Banga

120

267

123

0.40

Koronadal

513

636

24

0.47

Lake Sebu

90

158

76

%
CFR

AGEGROUP

Female

Male

Total

0-10

390

28.3

411

25.2

801

26.6

11-20

446

32.3

517

31.8

963

32

21-30

227

16.4

311

19.1

538

17.9

Norala

56

163

191

0.61

31-40

107

7.8

168

10.3

275

9.1

Polomolok

103

171

66

41-50

83

106

6.5

189

6.3

Sto.Nio

83

161

94

51-60

53

3.8

59

3.6

112

3.7

Surallah

245

427

74

0.94

61-70

50

3.6

34

2.1

84

2.8

Tampakan

139

68

-51

0.7

Tantangan

20

81

305

1.2

71- ABOVE

24

1.7

22

1.4

46

1.5

Tboli

95

212

123

Total

1380

45.9

1628

54.1

3008

100

Tupi

314

664

111

0.60

Total

1778

3008

69

0.11

14

0.47

Figure1. Distribution of Dengue Cases by Type

January 1 to August 13, 2016 (N= 3008)

Figure 2. Weekly Distribution of Dengue Cases

South Cotabato, January 1 to August 13, 2016

Prepared by:
Henjie G. Ehimplar, RN (Disease Surveillance Nurse)
Celia C. Lorenzo, RND (Disease Surveillance Officer)
Noted by:
Alah Baby C. Vingno, MD, PHSAE
Asst. Provincial Health Officer

Approve for Release:

Rogelio B. Aturdido, Jr., MD
Provincial Health Officer