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DOH on alert for surge in leptospirosis cases
Manila Bulletin
|August 03 2025
The Department of Health (DOH) has warned the public of a possible surge in the number of leptospirosis cases after recording 3,037 nationwide from Jan. 1 to July 19.
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Of these cases, more than a third of the infections were reported shortly after the start of the rainy season. The DOH said 1,114 were recorded after June 8, just a week after the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) officially declared the onset of the rainy season on June 2.
From July 13 to 31 alone, the DOH documented 569 new cases in its hospitals nationwide.
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