The Department of Health (DOH) on Thursday disclosed an increase in influenza-like illness (ILI) and hand, foot and mouth diseases (HFMD) nationwide for the first nine months of the year.

Recent data from the DOH-Epidemiology Bureau (DOH-EB) recorded a total of 73,100 ILI cases from January 1 to September 19, a 1.7-percent increase from 71,896 cases in the same period last year.

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