CDO Health Office, iginiit na wala silang naitatalang kaso ng Nipah virus sa lungsod
CDO Health Office, iginiit na wala silang naitatalang kaso ng Nipah virus sa lungsod
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00:00 The health department clarified that there is no Nipah virus in the Philippines.
00:04 This is also followed by the spreading rumors that some students have experienced it in Cagayan de Oro City.
00:11 This is the story of Noel Talacan.
00:13 As of now, there is no Nipah virus in our country this year.
00:22 This is the clarification of the health department regarding the fake news that there is a case of Nipah virus in Cagayan de Oro City.
00:31 The Cagayan de Oro City Health Office immediately clarified the issue.
00:36 According to their social media post, Dr. Raquel Dilla, the health officer of the said city,
00:43 they have not reported a case of Nipah virus in their city, except for those who spread it on social media.
00:51 The Department of Health immediately responded.
00:55 The media reported that there is an outbreak of Nipah virus in Cagayan de Oro City.
01:06 They reported that it was spread by students.
01:12 She also clarified that the students in Cagayan de Oro City did not experience symptoms of Nipah virus.
01:21 According to Tayag, one who gets infected will have a fever, a headache, and because of the headache,
01:31 it will lead to delirium, disorientation, and loss of consciousness or becoming comatose.
01:40 The Nipah virus has not changed in the country because there was a case of it in 2014 that started in fruit bats.
01:50 It was transmitted to horses because of the contaminated food according to the former health secretary and now,
01:59 the current representative, Janet Garin.
02:02 According to the DOH, the Bureau of Animal Industry will conduct a separate study here because of the possible animal transmission of the virus.
02:14 Aside from 2014, the DOH and Bureau of Animal Industry conducted an investigation because of an outbreak in a town in Sultan Kudarat.
02:32 But how can the virus be transmitted to humans?
02:37 The virus that we are talking about is the fruit bat. They will transmit the virus to other animals.
02:45 Usually, it is transmitted to humans.
02:49 According to the DOH, the first discovery was the Nipah virus in 1999 where it had an outbreak in pigs and humans in Malaysia and Singapore.
03:02 This year, the virus has infected 700 people in India.
03:08 The DOH also ordered the public not to eat double-dead meat contaminated with various microbes.
03:18 Noel Talacay for the nation.