FILIPINOS should remain vigilant against disease-carrying mosquitoes while visiting their departed loved ones in cemeteries or memorial parks, the Department of Health (DOH) said.

Enrique Tayag, DOH spokesman, urged the public to be cautious since mosquitoes like the aedes aegypti can transmit three viral diseases—Zika, Dengue, and Chikungunya.

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