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VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Iloilo Rep. Janette Garin makes unproven claim that dengue was ‘made and discovered’ in PH
The World Health Organization, in a 1996 study on dengue, said, “The exact date when dengue fever was first recognized in the world is still obscure.” Experts also note that the origin of the dengue virus is not yet clear because of its shared clinical symptoms with other mosquito-borne viral illnesses.