ILOILO CITY: The Department of Health (DOH) and the city health office here are working overtime to stem the spread of Zika virus, which showed a rapid increase in the number of cases in just two weeks.

With four confirmed cases in Barangay Benedicto, Jaro district, the disease has afflicted seven persons, including one in San Juan in Molo district and two in Santo Niño, Arevalo as reported by the Research Institute for Tropical Medicine (RITM) this September.

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