Philippines dengue case count tops 90,000, Dengue epidemics linked to El Niño

In the span of two weeks, the number of dengue fever cases have increased by 14,000, according to updated data from the Philippines Department of Health Tuesday. For the period of Jan. 1 to Sep. 5, 2015, health officials put the dengue tally at 78,808. Today’s newly released numbers put the cumulative total to 92,807 through Sep. 19.

The Department of Health says this year’s numbers are a 23.5-percent increase from that during the same period in 2014.

The regions of Calabarzon and Central Luzon accounted for more than three out of 10 cases on the archipelago.