Samples from Butuanon River in Cebu results to Poliovirus positive as per DOH.
POLIOVIRUS POSITIVE – Research Institute of Tropical Medicine (RITM) confirmed that samples from Butuanon River in Cebu resulted to poliovirus positive.
Samples from Butuanon River in Mandaue City, Cebu has resulted positive to containing poliovirus according to Research Institute of Tropical Medicine (RITM) relayed by the Department of Health (DOH). Accordingly, they are now “closely coordinating with the World Health Organization” in terms of appropriate vaccination response.
The river is 20 kilometers long, with 14 to 15 kilometers flowing in Mandaue City, thus, City Mayor Jonas Cortes ordered that the particular river including the Mahiga Creek and the Tipolo River, be off limits to the public.
Cortes stated, “While it is most unfortunate that this news came at the time when we are still reeling from the effects of Covid-2019 (coronavirus disease 2019), it is good that we knew of this the earliest in order for us to align our time and resources to address this concern.”
John Eddu Ybañez, Cortes’ executive secretary reported no infected yet of the poliovirus despite the fact that the river has tested positive for it. And this report was then confirmed by Shelbay Blanco, DOH-Central Visayas Regional Epidemiology and Surveillance Unit head as per Sun Star.
Meanwhile, on Saturday, the DOH has confirmed the 17th polio case in the country. He is a one-year-old boy from Cabanatuan City, Nueva Ecija.
Signs and symptoms of polio include fever, fatigue, nausea, vomiting, headache, and occasional neck and back stiffness – referred to as non-paralytic aseptic meningitis.
Here are some ways according to SA Health that this can be spread:
- Eating food which is prepared by someone who has polio.
- Drinking untreated water contaminated with the poliovirus.
- Being in contact with nose and throat discharge of a person who is polio-infected.
- Contact with objects or surfaces touched by an infected person who still had traces of faeces in hands.
- Having direct contact with hands of the infected person.
- Airborne droplets from the coughs and sneezes of someone who has polio.
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