Two more cases of Zika virus have been documented by the Department of Health in Iloilo City, bringing to eight the total number of cases in the Philippines since 2012, DOH Secretary Paulyn Ubial said. “The latest cases were based on test results done at the Research Institute for Tropical Medicine. Both are living in the same household as the index or sixth Zika case,” Ubial said. Both cases, she said, “presented mild skin rashes and not accompanied by other signs and symptoms unlike the index case, who has joint pains and red eyes, aside from skin rashes.” She said all three cases have since recovered and did not require hospitalization. None among them is pregnant. According to Ubial, the two new cases contracted the disease through mosquito bites. The DOH had ruled out the two other modes of transmissions for Zika virus – sex and blood transfusion. The DOH had...
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