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MONTHLY SURVEILLANCE REPORT

A total of 183 notifiable diseases were monitored by the Sentinel Surveillance Staff from 9 different hospital sentinel sites (Brokenshire Hospital, Davao Doctors Hospital, Davao Medical Center, Davao Regional Hospital, Davao del Sur Provincial Hospital, Limso Medical Center, Medical Mission Group Hospital, Montevista District Hospital and San Pedro Hospital). One hundred thirty-four (73.2%) dengue cases, twenty-six (14.2%) typhoid fever cases, eight (4.4%) non-neonatal tetanus cases, five (2.7%) leptospirosis cases, three (1.6%) hepatitis a cases, three (1.6%) hepatitis b cases,two (1.1%) malaria cases and two (1.1%) meningo cases. Among the 183 cases monitored, two fatality noted.

Majority of the notifiable diseases monitored were from Davao City (66.1%), followed by Davao del Norte (10.4%), Compostela Valley (6.6%), Davao del Sur (6%), Agusan del Sur (3.3%), Davao Oriental (2.7%), North Cotabato (2.7%), Sultan Kudarat (1.6%) and Surigao del Sur (0.5%).

In Davao City, cases were from the following areas: Talomo District (39 cases), Buhangin District (23 cases), District A (10 cases), Toril District (9 cases), Tugbok District (9 cases), Bunawan District (7 cases), Agdao District (6 cases), District B (6 cases), District D (5 cases), Calinan District (3 cases), District C (2 cases) and Paquibato District (2 cases).

Among the diseases monitored, dengue fever ranks first. 56% of the cases were Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever while 44% were Dengue Fever cases. Eighty-one (81) were males and fifty-three (53) were females. Ages of the cases ranged from 4 months to 89 years old with the median age of 14 years. Majority of the cases reported were from Davao City. No fatality noted.

Hospital

Disease Entity

BH

DDH

DMC

DRH

DSPH

LMC

MMGH

MDH

SPH

TOTAL

Dengue

6

8

64

13

1

9

5

 

28

134

Hepatitis A

1

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

1

3

Hepatitis B  

1

1

 

 

 

 

1

3

Leptospirosis  

5

 

 

 

 

 

 

5

Malaria  

1

 

 

 

 

1

 

2

Meningo   

1

 

 

 

 

1

2

Non-Neonatal Tetanus  

5

1

1

 

 

 

1

8

Typhoid  Fever

3

 

7

 

5

4

 

5

2

26

TOTAL

10

8

83

17

7

13

5

6

34

183

Legend:
            BH - Brokenshire Hospital                                       LMC - Limso Medical Center
            DDH - Davao Doctors Hospital                                 MMGH - Medical MIssion Group Hospital
            DMC - Davao Medical Center                                   MDH - Montevista District Hospital
            DRH - Davao Regional Hospital                                SPH - San Pedro Hospital
            DSPH - Davao del Sur Provincial Hospital

Province

Disease Entity

AS

CV

DC

DN

DS

DO

NC

SK

SS

TOTAL

Dengue

3

3

99

16

4

3

5

 

1

134

Hepatitis A 

1

2

 

 

 

 

 

 

3

Hepatitis B  

2

1

 

 

 

 

 

3

Leptospirosis 

1

4

 

 

 

 

 

 

5

Malaria 

1

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

2

Meningo

1

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

2

Non-Neonatal Tetanus

1

1

2

 

2

2

 

 

 

8

Typhoid  Fever

1

5

11

2

5

 

 

2

 

26

TOTAL

6

12

121

19

11

5

5

3

1

183

Legend:
            AS - Agusan del Sur                    DO - Davao Oriental
            CV - Compostela Valley               NC - North Cotabato
            DC - Davao City                          SK - Sultan Kudarat
            DN - Davao del Norte                   SS - Surigao del Sur
            DS - Davao del Sur
 
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