HEALTH Undersecretary and spokesperson Eric Tayag said Tuesday that the gastroenteritis outbreak in Baguio City is now “officially contained.
At least 3,000 cases of diarrhea have been recorded in the city bases on ‘online self-reporting, said that the Baguio City Health Office.
Only a few of the patients were hospitalized, and no fatality was recorded, added Tayag.
“Official na pong na-contain ang gastroenteritis outbreak sa Baguio City,” Tayag said in a media forum.
However, he noted that some of the water samples collected for testing were positive for fecal coliform.
“Fecal coliform po ibig sabihin galing sa isang tao na may sakit kaya po maaaring ito po ang naging dahilan ng naturang outbreak,” the official explained.
Tayag said the city health office detected isolated norovirus and sapovirus cases among the diarrhea patients.
“Nai-report rin po ng City Health [Office] ng Baguio sa atin na may na-isolate po na virus, ito ‘yung norovirus [at] sapovirus,” he said.
