The Bureau of Quarantine has intensified its medical inspection of passengers from Southeast Asia especially from Cambodia, radio dzBB reported Saturday....
“The DOH is now monitoring (the disease). Airports will screen inbound travelers as standard operating procedure,” he said.
So far, he said little is known of the disease other than that it “affects children, (and is) very fatal,” with its mode of transmission unknown, and causative organism unknown.
In other posts on his Twitter account, Tayag said symptoms of the disease include fever and respiratory and/or neurological symptoms followed by death within 24 hours.
Another sign of the disease includes an elevated white blood cell
count, he added.So far, he said none of the hospital staff who took care of the children with symptoms had gotten sick.
WHO: 74 cases identified, at least 56 fatal
The World Health Organization said the Cambodian Ministry of Health is actively investigating the syndrome.
It said preliminary findings identified 74 cases who were hospitalized from April to July 5...
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