CATARMAN, Northern Samar: A rise in HIV-AIDS cases in Eastern Visayas has alarmed the Department of Health (DoH) here, prompting it to issue a warning about the spike in Region 8.

Roderick Boyd Cerro, a nurse, said five of the 127 HIV/AIDS cases reported in August alone this year led to the deaths of the patients.

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