Schistosomiasis -- Philippines
Concerns have been raised over the schistosomiasis outbreak in Baybay City [Leyte province], an area not known to be endemic for this chronic parasitic disease.
Roderick Boyd Cerro, Department of Health (DOH) regional chief of epidemiology and surveillance unit, said the outbreak in 3 villages in Baybay City caught them by surprise since Baybay has no single case of snail fever in the past decade. "The city health office said Baybay is not known to be an endemic area for schistosomiasis,
Read more about it at HealthMap Global Disease Alerts via http://healthmap.org/ln.php?6213414&promed&0
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