Agusan town logs 467 dengue cases; infection hits all 27 villages

SAN FRANCISCO, Agusan del Sur — Dengue infections here have reached 467 cases as of Friday, with cases logged in all 27 villages since the start of the year, data from the Municipal Health Office (MHO) showed.

The death toll remained at two.

Health authorities identified teenagers and young adults aged 15 to 19 as the most vulnerable demographic, accounting for 88 cases, or 18.8 percent of the town’s total tally.

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Barangay Lapinigan topped the list of affected areas with 59 cases, followed by Barangay Pasta with 45, Barangay 5 with 38, and Barangay 1 with 32. Pisa-an emerged as a new hotspot, rounding out the top five with 31 cases.

Double-digit totals were also recorded in Barangay 4 (30), Karaus (29), Alegria (27), San Isidro (26), Barangay 2 (23), Bayugan 2 (23), Barangay 3 (19), Hubang (16), Borbon (11), and Das-agan (11).

The MHO warned against complacency despite zero new fatalities, urging residents to enforce the Department of Health’s (DOH) enhanced “4S” strategy.

This protocol calls on the public to aggressively search and destroy mosquito-breeding grounds, protect themselves through insect repellents and protective clothing, seek immediate medical consultation at the onset of fever, and support targeted fogging in cluster zones.

Households were also advised to institutionalize the “4T” routine every 4 p.m. by turning over open containers (taob), shaking off trapped water and larvae (taktak), drying wet surfaces (tuyo), and tightly covering all water storage units (takip)./coa