Dengue claims life of 12-year-old Vintar boy

By Leilanie G. Adriano

Staff Reporter

BATAC CITY—Barely a month after the start of rainy season, a 12-year-old boy diagnosed with dengue fever died at the Mariano Marcos Memorial Hospital and Medical Center in this city. The hospital confirmed the death on July 9.

The patient was identified as Renz Agcaoili, a grade 7 pupil of Pallas Valley Integrated School and resident of Barangay Bulbulala, Vintar here in Ilocos Norte. As a result, the victim became the latest dengue casualty since the start of rainy season.

“He was admitted to the hospital on July 5 at 9:30 am and died on the same day at 9:45 pm,” said Alma Invencion, MMMH&MC information officer.

According to Ms. Invencion, the boy was earlier brought to the municipality’s district hospital but was later rushed to the Intensive Care Unit of the Batac hospital. The patient however died, 12 hours after admission, due to serious complications.

In view of this, the Vintar municipal health team visited Agcaoili’s wake on July 9 to personally conduct inspection in the area.

Last month, the Provincial Health Office has urged local communities to take precautionary measures to prevent the spread of dengue by getting rid of stagnant water as breeding sites of aedis aegypti, a daylight-biting female mosquito that spreads dengue virus.

Various schools in the entire the province likewise initiated general cleaning and fogging operations while a team from the PHO has been conducting massive information and education drive among locals.

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