The Department of Health (DOH) is encouraging the local executives and families to enhance their prevention and safety measures at home due to a new mosquito borne disease called Japanese Encephalitis.

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According to the DOH-Epidemiology Bureau, they already recorded 133 lab confirmed JE cases in the country but there is no uprising case of JE, still the Philippines can see more cases in the coming weeks.

 

Due to this, DOH is planning to suggest a vaccine to children this coming 2018 as soon as data supports it.

 

The said vaccine contains no benefit during the peak season that’s why DOH is instructs practitioners not to give the vaccine instead, just take the 4s strategy.

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This includes getting rid of standing water, maintaining environmental cleanliness, and climinating potential breeding place of mosquitoes.