Mosquitoes lay eggs in clear and stagnant water found in flower vases, cans, rain barrels, old rubber tires.*
Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson on Monday, Jan. 27, reiterated the call to eliminate mosquito breeding sites and ensure cleanliness in communities to curb the rise in dengue cases in Negros Occidental.
Make sure to remove containers with stagnant water that serve as breeding grounds for mosquitoes, Lacson said.
Dengue hemorrhagic fever is transmitted by a day-biting mosquitoes called Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus.
Dengue cases in Negros Occidental have risen by 296.83 percent in the first 18 days of 2025, with two dengue related deaths recorded, the Provincial Health Office (PHO) reported on Friday, Jan. 24.
There were 250 reported dengue cases in Negros Occidental from Jan 1 to 18, an increase by 187 cases compared to 63 cases in the same period last year.
Lacson said those suffering from fever should not take it for granted.
They should go to their rural health clinics for checkups for possible dengue, he said.
Signs and symptoms of dengue include the sudden onset of high fever that may last from 2 to 7 days, joint and muscle pain and pain behind the eyes, weakness, skin rashes, nose bleeding when fever starts to subside, abdominal pain, vomiting of coffee-colored matter, dark-colored stools and difficulty of breathing, a PHO advisory said.*