Conjunctivitis has spread among communities in several areas of Abra province following a recent typhoon and the gathering of residents in evacuation centres in the provincial capital of Bangued. The first reports of a surge in the eye infections emerged in Santa Rosa, Cabaluan, and San Antonio, however more barangays and towns are now implicated. Read more
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