13/10/2025
๐๐ฎ๐ด๐๐ถ๐ผ ๐๐ถ๐๐ ๐ต๐ฒ๐ฎ๐น๐๐ต ๐ผ๐ณ๐ณ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฎ๐น๐ ๐๐ฟ๐ด๐ฒ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ ๐๐ผ ๐๐๐ฒ๐ฝ ๐๐ฝ ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ ๐ฎ๐บ๐ถ๐ฑ ๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ถ๐ป๐ณ๐น๐๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ฎ ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ ๐ผ๐๐๐๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฒ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฐ๐ถ๐๐
The Baguio City Health Services Office advises the public on preventive measures following reports of an increase in influenza-like illnesses (ILI) and laboratory-confirmed influenza among children in various regions. As the Pediatric Infectious Disease Society of the Philippines (PIDSP) reported, the pattern aligns with the expected seasonal rise in influenza activity during the latter months of the year.
PIDSP also reported that the WHO FluNet surveillance processed 3,634 specimens nationwide with 498 confirmed influenza cases as of October 8, 2025. โThese figures should be interpreted with caution due to potential underreporting and report delays.
City Health Services Office, led by Dr. Celia Flor Brillantes, urges the public to reactivate previous practices such as masking up if a person is symptomatic (coughing, colds, etc.), especially in indoor spaces such as schools, jails, 'barracks' or temporary shelters for construction workers. She added that parents or their children should stay home when sick to avoid transmission in the workplace or in schools. All are also reminded to do frequent handwashing and coughing/sneezing etiquette, and disinfection of high-touch surfaces (doorknobs, tables, toys, etc.).
Though ILI cases in the city are 45% lower compared to the same period last year, Ms. Ruby Marie Magsino, Disease Surveillance Officer under the CHSO, stressed that the public is still strongly advised to strictly observe preventive measures, as other regions are experiencing a surge in cases.
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