DOH addressing Sarangani measles scourge 1 SHARES Share it! Share TweetBy Analou de VeraThe Department of Health (DOH) on Thursday assured that it will provide the needed medical supplies and interventions in Malapatan, Sarangani in order to contain a suspected measles outbreak which has affected 84 individuals and claimed the lives of 18 others. Duque said that those people affected with the suspected measles belong to B’laan tribe, and came from different sitios in Barangay Upper Suyan in the municipality of Malapatan. “Age range of these suspect measles cases were from four months to 40 years old, where majority are females. The DOH has yet to declare a measles outbreak since it still needs a laboratory confirmation

Source: Manila Bulletin November 29, 2018 08:26 UTC