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VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Iloilo Rep. Janette Garin makes unproven claim that dengue was ‘made and discovered’ in PH

By VERA FILES | Jul 19, 2022 3:56 PM

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.

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VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Iloilo Rep. Janette Garin sinabi na ang dengue ay ‘ginawa at natuklasan’ sa PH kahit hindi ito napatunayan

By VERA Files | Jul 19, 2022 3:56 PM

Sa paghimok sa gobyerno na balikan ang patakaran ng paggamit ng dengvaxia vaccine laban sa dengue sa gitna ng tumataas na kaso ng sakit sa bansa, sinabi ni Iloilo Rep. Janette Garin na ang impeksyong dala ng lamok ay “ginawa at natuklasan” sa Pilipinas. Ito ay hindi napatunayan.