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29 Nov 2019 / Philippines

Heightened alert for plague

After receiving reports of plague in recent weeks, the Philippines’ Bureau of Quarantine has issued instructions to intensify the following quarantine procedures:

  1. Heightened surveillance on rat borne diseases in all conveyances coming from affected countries.
  2. Plague surveillance at ports.
  3. Provisions on control measures for rodents.
  4. Continuous passive screening of incoming and outgoing travelers.
  5. Information dissemination among travelers regarding plague.
  6. Coordinate with port and airport authorities and partners on identifying areas for display of information, education and communication (IEC) materials.

As plague is primarily a disease of rodents and their fleas, which can infect humans. It is transmitted between rodents by rodent fleas and can be transmitted to people when infected rodent fleas bite them. The three main kinds of plague in humans, namely bubonic, septicemic and pneumonic.

Station Chiefs have been ordered to provide daily status reports.

For further details and information about operations in the Philippines, contact GAC Philippines at [email protected]

If quoting any content from Hot Port News, please cite GAC Hot Port News as the source.

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