DOH sees pertussis cases 'plateauing'

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Health Secretary Teodoro Herbosa on Tuesday said the pertussis or whooping cough outbreak appeared to be under control, with the number of cases of the disease plateauing.

"Parang controlled na siya. Parang nagpa-plateau siya, but we’re closely monitoring. Meron tayong Regional Epidemiology Surveillance Unit na mino-monitor 'yung cases na ito. So, luckily, meron tayong bakuna para dito. So very important, walang dapat ikatakot dito sa sakit na pertussis," Herbosa told reporters in an ambush interview.Herbosa did not disclose any data on the number of pertussis cases.

Children with pertussis may also experience apnea or the stopping and restarting of breathing while asleep, difficulty breathing, and vomiting.The Department of Health earlier announced that it had ordered 800,000 to 1 million doses of vaccines against pertussis, which would arrive in the country by June.Herbosa said the Serum Institute of India would need around 120 days to formulate the vaccines against pertussis.

Source: Healthcare Press (healthcarepress.net)

 

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