A 23-year-old male, who worked as a swabber at the City Health Office (CHO), is the fourth casualty of the diarrhea outbreak in Toril, Davao City.
According to Dr. Ashley Lopez, head of CHO, the said health worker, who died on July 24, 2022, consumed street food at Rasay night market in Toril.
“Nadungagan ug isa ka casualty, a 23-year-old male who died due to severe dehydration secondary to acute gastritis. He was one of CHO’s swabber. Incidentally, last July 15, nakakaon siya ug tapioca sa Toril after his duty,” he said.
Lopez also said that after 24 hours from the exposure the victim manifested with LBM, vomiting, and abdominal pain and was admitted to Viacrusis Infirmary in Toril. The victim stayed for three days at the said hospital and went home under Home Against Medical Advice (HAMA).
“Seguro naghunahuna siya na arang-arang na siya ug kaya na niyang i-manage sa balay. Ga-board and lodging ni siya sa health center sa Puan. Upon going back to his base he still manifested with LBM and vomiting and was re-admitted to another private hospital in Toril and stayed there for six days before he succumb to death. Unfortunately ang iyahang electrolyte imbalance and dehydration wala na resuscitate ug nag resulta sa pagkamatay niya,” he explained.
The swabber is the fourth casualty of the said outbreak with the 32-year-old male teacher as the third recorded death, the 10-year-old boy who died due to acute renal failure also the first death, and the 67-year-old.
Meanwhile, based on the incident report as of July 24, 2022, the total number of cases has already reached 261 (including ongoing and recovered) in which four deaths are recorded while the total number of active cases is 183. For health status, there are 74 recoveries and 25 still ongoing verifications, 53 hospital admissions, and 104 outpatients.
Lopez reported that from 21 the affected barangays are reduced to 18 and the barangays currently affected within Toril are Alambre, Bangkas Heights, Baracatan, Bato, Binugao, Camansi, Catigan, Crossing Bayabas, Daliao, Daliaon Plantation, Eden, Lizada, Lubogan, Marapangi, Mulig, Sirawan, Toril Proper, and Tungkalan.
The affected barangays outside Toril are Bago Aplaya with one case, Baliok (one), Dumoy (one), and Talomo Poblacion (one).
Lopez said the patient from Bago Aplaya went to Toril to eat street food).
Meanwhile, results for rectal swabbing and food sampling are still pending as evaluations to determine the source of infections namely water analysis, food sampling, and rectal swabbing are still ongoing.
These evaluations are being conducted by three agencies namely the Davao City Water District (DCWD), CHO, and the Department of Health (DOH) epidemiologic bureau from Manila.