VALENCIA CITY, Bukidnon — Officials here are alarmed by the sudden spike in scabies and chickenpox cases in four villages, prompting immediate barangay-level intervention alongside ongoing citywide disease surveillance operations. Rudy Guadalupe, barangay captain of Colonia, expressed grave concern after official City Health Office (CHO) surveillance figures showed that the number of infected residents reached 33, up from the 28 cases initially logged in village-level monitoring. “The scabies cases have really increased, and it’s alarming, especially as many young residents in our purok lack proper hygiene,” Guadalupe told the Inquirer via phone in Cebuano on Wednesday. “We will continue our monitoring […]...

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