2009 swine flu pandemic in the Philippines

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2009 swine flu pandemic in the Philippines
H1N1 Philippines Map.svg
Outbreak evolution in the Philippines as confirmed or suspected by different agencies.[ image reference needed ] [map note 1]
  Provinces with confirmed cases
Disease Influenza
Virus strain Influenza A virus subtype H1N1
Location Philippines
First outbreakCould have been in Veracruz, Central Mexico/US
Index case Muntinlupa, Metro Manila
Arrival dateMay 21, 2009
(15 years, 1 month and 2 days ago)
Confirmed cases1,709–3,207
Deaths
8–28

The 2009 swine flu pandemic was confirmed to have spread to the Philippines on May 21, 2009. In the following days, several local cases were reported to be caused by contact with two infected Taiwanese women who attended a wedding ceremony in Zambales.

Contents

The 18-year-old arrived at the country on May 18 and was hospitalized the day after at the Research Institute for Tropical Medicine in Muntinlupa. On May 21, Department of Health (DOH) secretary Francisco Duque confirmed the case being the first Philippine swine flu case. The first confirmed case in the Philippines was publicly announced on May 22, 2009.

Since the outbreak of A(H1N1) in the Americas, President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo urged the Department of Health, the Bureau of Immigration, the Bureau of Quarantine and other concerned agencies to control monitor airport and seaport arrivals for possible flu infection. Thermal imaging equipment were installed at major airports to screen passengers coming from infected countries for flu symptoms. [1] [2] The Philippines may quarantine travelers arriving from Mexico with fever. [3] Also, the importation of hogs from the U.S. and Mexico was banned, [4] and the restriction of swine influenza vaccine use was retracted. First death was reported on June 19, 2009, a 49-year-old female Filipino employee of the Congress, as well as the first death in Asia. [5]

Summary

2009 Influenza A(H1N1) cases in the Philippines summary
Number of confirmed casesSee table above
Number of provinces and cities with confirmed cases47 [a]
Number of NCR cities with confirmed cases12 [a]
Number of cities/locations with confirmed deaths9 [a]
First confirmed infection in the countryMay 21, 2009 [6]
First confirmed death in the countryJune 19, 2009
First infection of an OFW/citizen abroadJune 1, 2009
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg in Saudi Arabia [7]
First Filipino death abroad July 16, 2009
Flag of Hong Kong.svg ( Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg ) in Hong Kong [8]
First low-level transmission (community outbreak)June 14, 2009
in Barangay Hilera, Jaen, Nueva Ecija [9] [10]
First school to report influenza infectionJune 23, 2009
De La Salle University, Manila
Fatalities9 (as of July 29, local reports)
8 (as of July 29, DOH report)
Human Influenza A(H1N1) cases in the Philippines
(By Region)
CasesDeaths
Laboratory confirmed
(DOH)		Date of las confirmation
(DOH)		Confirmed deaths
(DOH)
3,207 [11] [12]
(1,709) [12] 		July 30 [11] [12]
(July 30)		9 [13]
8
Regional breakdown ‡
Confirmed casesDeaths
Region I 50
Region II 10
CAR 1874
Region III 2480
NCR 1, 2554
Region IV-A 2510
Region IV-B 100
Region V 280
Region VI 70
Region VII 100
Region VIII 421
Region IX 10
Region X 190
ARMM 00
Region XI 110
Region XII 10
Caraga 130

Non-DOH total

1, 8159
‡ Figures per region is not tallied into independent news sources and DOH updates. This is a natural situation since DOH did not issued updates anymore.
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Cases

Chronology of 2009 Influenza A(H1N1) cases in the Philippines
DateNumber of confirmed casesDeaths

Detection and confirmation of the first case

On May 18, 2009, a Filipino family coming from a trip in Houston, Texas arrived in the country. Though infected by the flu, their ten-year-old female child did not exhibit any symptoms except a day after arrival. [14] [15] Due to this, her parents decided to inform the local health authorities about it, prompting Department of Health (DOH) representatives to require the girl to undergo laboratory testing at the Research Institute for Tropical Medicine (RITM) in Muntinlupa. [16]

On Thursday, May 21, health authorities and the RITM were able to confirm that the girl was and the first virus "carrier" through throat specimen tests, and the first A(H1N1) infected in the Philippines.[ citation needed ]

The next day, Health Secretary Duque announced the first flu case at a conference of the World Health Organization (WHO) in Geneva. [16] He then assured members of the media at that time that there was no outbreak of A(H1N1) in the Philippines. [15] The patient was treated with oseltamivir (Tamiflu) and other anti-viral drugs [17] and was discharged on May 28. [18]

Deaths

During the pandemic, the Department of Health (DOH) has officially counted for 8 A/H1N1 deaths. The DOH kept record until July 29, 2009. A separate European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control report dated September 9, 2009 tallied the number of deaths in the Philippines to 28. [19] The first A(H1N1) fatality in the Philippines was a 49-year-old woman who also had a chronic heart disease who died on June 19. [20] The woman is an employee of the House of Representatives and is a resident of Santa Rosa, Laguna. [21] [22] The case was also the first recorded death in Asia. [23]

Community outbreaks

In mid-June 2009, the first community outbreak of A(H1N1) in the Philippines was confirmed by the Department of Health. The followed the confirmation of eight mild cases in Jaen, Nueva Ecija. [9] The town was placed under a state of calamity on June 16, 2009, when the town already had 19 confirmed cases. [10] Community outbreaks were also declared in parts of Metro Manila, [22] Baguio, and Eastern Visayas. [24]

National responses

Highest Philippine response alert level: Level 4
Alert Level 1
  • No confirmed case of Influenza A(H1N1) in the Philippines.

Response:

  • Be updated on Influenza A(H1N1)-related events.
  • Observing proper hygiene and proper use of sanitation facilities.
  • Listing of students/individuals that have travel histories on countries infected by the disease.
Alert Level 2
  • Confirmed case(s) of Influenza A(H1N1) virus in the Philippines.
  • No confirmed cases in schools.
  • No confirmed human-to-human transmissions.

Response:

  • Be updated on Influenza A(H1N1)-related events.
  • Observing proper hygiene and proper use of sanitation facilities.
  • Listing of students/individuals that have travel histories on countries infected by the disease as well as listing students/individuals with influenza-like symptoms.
  • Isolating individuals with Influenza A(H1N1) symptoms.
  • Establishing health referral stations.
Alert Level 3
  • Confirmed case(s) and/or death related to Influenza A(H1N1) virus in the Philippines.
  • Confirmed case(s) in school(s).
  • No confirmed human-to-human transmissions.

Response:

  • Be updated on Influenza A(H1N1)-related events.
  • Observing proper hygiene and proper use of sanitation facilities.
  • Listing of students/individuals that have travel histories on countries infected by the disease as well as listing students/individuals with influenza-like symptoms.
  • Isolating individuals with Influenza A(H1N1) symptoms.
  • Establishing health referral stations.
  • Suspension of classes on the affected school(s).
Alert Level 4
  • Confirmed case(s) and/or death related to Influenza A(H1N1) virus in the Philippines.
  • Confirmed case(s) in school(s).
  • Confirmed human-to-human transmission(s).
  • Declared community outbreak(s).

Response:

  • Be updated on Influenza A(H1N1)-related events.
  • Observing proper hygiene and proper use of sanitation facilities.
  • Listing of students/individuals that have travel histories on countries infected by the disease as well as listing students/individuals with influenza-like symptoms.
  • Isolating individuals with Influenza A(H1N1) symptoms.
  • Establishing health referral stations.
  • Suspension of classes on the affected school(s) and area(s).
Lifting suspension:
  • No more confirmation of cases in the affected school(s) and/or area(s) for seven days.
  • No more cases under observation(s) in the affected school(s) and/or area(s).
  • No more positive confirmed cases in the affected school(s) and/or area(s) for ten days.

Source: Department of Health

Presidential actions

In a press conference, Press Secretary Cerge Remonde said that President Arroyo has reiterated her instructions to the DOH, the Bureau of Immigration and all other concerned agencies to be on the top of the situation for regular updates. [25]

The president also ensured that the government is ready to give one million capsules of Tamiflu in case of an epidemic. [16]

Despite the increasing number of cases of A(H1N1) in the country, Press Secretary Remonde said that the Palace is not alarmed with the sudden surge of disease in the Philippines. [26]

Travel bans and advisories

The government issued travel advisories for Mexico, the United States and other mostly-infected areas, advising Filipinos to refrain from making unnecessary travel. [27]

Policy of mitigation

Tamiflu, influenza antiviral drug Tamiflu.JPG
Tamiflu, influenza antiviral drug

Though the influenza virus is now treated mild, DOH will only then treat it like an ordinary flu, whereas it is no longer an obligation to follow all sick persons. [28] According to Duque, if they shall continue their containment policy, the DOH will lose all their resources. He added, "Ituturing na lamang namin ito na parang [isang] karaniwang trangkaso na lamang. Mahirap namang babantayan mo[/natin] lahat ng [mga] 'yan[g pasyente]." (We shall treat this disease like an ordinary influenza). It is so difficult, as you think, to follow and trace all of them (the patients). [29]

On the other hand, DOH shifted into policy of mitigation where patients with symptoms anomaly exhibiting swine flu will just go see a doctor. [29]

Government action

Vaccine issues and benefits

Department of Health's poster about what-to-do and response level system of the government regarding the flu. Philippine 2009 H1N1 Health Advisory.png
Department of Health's poster about what-to-do and response level system of the government regarding the flu.

Dr. Lyndon Lee Suy, head of the Emerging and Re-emerging Infectious Diseases Program of the Department of Health (DOH), said that the Philippine government, on July 5, still cannot afford to buy mass vaccine, which is estimated to cost PhP 1,000 per dosage. [30] He said that the elderly, among the high-risk group in the Philippines, has a population of around 3.6 million, and vaccination among them requires PhP 3.6 billion (which is a tentative equivalent for the health department's three-year budget). [30] Dr. Lee Suy also added that the stocked 1.5 million anti-viral medicines such as Tamiflu by the DOH is not enough for possible epidemic since most of them are given free to discourage uncontrolled and panic buying. [30] He also said that high-risked group does not only includes elderly, but individuals 5 years and below and with naturally harmful diseases. [30]

On July 7, Roche Philippines announced that it would cut down prices of Tamiflu from PhP 1,000 to PhP 880, to ensure adequate supply of the said anti-viral drug in the Philippines and the rest of the world. [31]

The same day, in a hearing at the Philippine House of Representatives (Congress), Health secretary Francisco Duque requested PhP 19.8 billion fund for H1N1 resistance. He said that the money will be used for buying vaccines (PhP 16 billion), subsidizing poor patients and assistance to the families of poor victims (PhP 3 billion), and implementing rules and rehabilitation of target hospitals for H1N1 patients (PhP 800 million). The Congress questioned the amount of fund largely it is too huge to award and that there are no vaccine yet to buy. On the same hand, Iloilo Representative Ferjenel Biron, also the chairman of the House Committee on Health, asked the secretary to cut its requested budget down to 10% or PhP 2 billion. [32]

On July 27, 2009, the Department of Health announced that the doctors and other health workers such as nurses, aides and volunteers that helped the government to assist H1N1 patients and victims will be among the group that will become the first recipient of 100,000 H1N1 vaccine from the World Health Organization. [33] The vaccine is expected to be out from United States by mid-October. [34]

On August 2, San Juan, Metro Manila officials created a city ordinance seeking PhP 1 million budget seeking for an immediate purchase for health workers in the said city. The resolution will be known as "Battle Against Swine Flu Virus" Ordinance. [35] At the same time, around 3,500 employees of the Caloocan City Hall were given free ant-flu vaccine shots, "to strengthen local government employees' immune system against seasonal flu". [36]

Impact

Education

The day after the confirmation of the first case in the country, the Department of Education (DepEd) indicated that classes will continue to start on June 1 as scheduled. [37] In consulting with Secretary Duque, both he and Education Secretary Jesli Lapus reached a decision to go on with the original scheduled date of the opening of classes. Dr. Tayag also said that there is no reason for class suspension unless there is an actual outbreak in the country. [37] Secretary Lapus has instructed schools to carry out seminars and launch an information campaign about the symptoms and virus prevention among schools. [17]

In line with this, Secretary Duque issued on May 30 a response alert system on when schools should suspend their classes. [38] [39]

Following the raising of the response alert level to Level 4, [40] the Commission on Higher Education (CHEd) moved the opening of classes for all colleges and universities nationwide from June 8 to 15, 2009. [41] The postponement of classes was meant to enable the students, especially those coming from abroad vacations, to monitor their health and undergo self-quarantine in case of any virus symptoms will exhibit. [42] Classes from the elementary to the college level were suspended in various schools in the Philippines due to cases of A(H1N1) being confirmed among their population. [43]

Politics

Work at the House of Representatives was suspended from June 23 to 28, due to the confirmation of at a death of an employee of the lower house from A(H1N1). [22]

Religious sector

Temporary changes in the conduct of Mass by the Roman Catholic Church in the Philippines was made as a response to the A(H1N1) pandemic. On June 5, Manila Archbishop Cardinal Gaudencio Rosales through instructions to Fr. Genaro Diwa of the Ministry of the Liturgical Affairs of the Archdiocese of Manila, issued an advisory ordering priests to temporarily give communion only by the hand, instead of the traditional mouth; and that holding hands during singing of the Lord's Prayer was to be discouraged. [44] [45] An Oratio Imperata obligatory prayer on H1N1 was also obligated to be recited by mass participants. [44]

On June 23, the Archbishop of Jaro (in Iloilo) Angel Lagdameo ordered local churches to empty holy water stoups whereas churchgoers are strongly advised to do sign of the cross instead of using holy water. [46]

Around two months after the memorandum ordering extra precautions on the mob regarding catching flu in churches, the Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) announced that the new flu strain failed to drag Filipino believers out of churches. According to Msgr. Achilles Dakay of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cebu, church attendance in the archdiocese remained normal despite advisories. [47]

Tourism

Tourism secretary Joseph Ace Durano as of 24 May said that there were no reported cancellations in any tourism booking so far. [48]

Affected regions

Mitigation means that we only do early detection and aggressive treatment of cases as they come especially for those with high-risk preexisting conditions. Those manifesting with mild symptoms can be managed and monitored at home so that only patients at risk who develop complications will have to be hospitalized. H1N1 will now become part of our Influenza-like Illness (ILI) surveillance activity and one of our notifiable diseases. It offers little benefit to do extensive tracing of this virus when it is clear that the disease can be passed on to others at a rate faster than it will ever be humanly possible to find the contacts.

— Francisco Duque, DOH secretary [28]
In response to mitigation policy of the department

There were at least 50 infected provinces and cities in the Philippines (excluding Metro Manila component cities):

On the same hand, Metro Manila has the following infected cities:

† Provinces/cities with reported H1N1-related deaths.
†† Provinces/cities with H1N1 community outbreaks.

Notes

  1. ↑ Map may not show provinces with deaths confirmed to be A/H1N1 related as per the Department of Health. Reports reported by the media to be A/H1N1 related may conflict with DOH records.

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