LAOAG CITY, Ilocos Norte—A rise in the number of cases of hand, foot, and mouth disease (HFMD) was noted in the Ilocos region, with health officials attributing the increase to “clustering of cases” in daycare centers and elementary schools, according to the regional Department of Health (DOH) on Tuesday, Dec. 13.
Dr. Rheuel Bobis, regional DOH medical officer, told the Inquirer that their latest data showed that 1,170 suspected HFMD cases had been identified in the region since January.
Of these cases, at least 197 were “laboratory confirmed,” he added.
Bobis said the region’s recent surveillance report showed the clustering of cases in different daycare centers and eleme…
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