The Department of Health (DOH) has made confirmation and issued its official statement regarding the news about the flesh-eating illness in Pangasinan which was reported by ABS-CBN’s midnight program “Bandila” on Monday, February 24, 2014.

According to the official statement of the DOH secretary Enrique Ona, the said mysterious disease in Pangasinan was a hoaxed and the public has nothing to worry about the news that spreads over the internet and makes the netizens panic about it.

The controversial report of Bandila last Monday, made the nitezens panic in the since that the said report was using the term “flesh-eating disease” which was immediately related to the prediction of Prophet Sadhu who was accurately predicted the Typhoon Yolanda that struck last November 2013 in the country and leave a historical massive destruction. The “flesh-eating-disease” was also among the prediction of Prophet Sadhu that will strike once more in the Philippine country at the particular place of Pangasinan. Because of this, the report spreads so much like wildfire in the internet causing the netizens to search information about illness. The netizens also express their fear and concern to all the people and victims as well.

DOH secretary Enrique Ona confirmed in a statement (read below) that there is no reported yet about the flesh-eating-disease in the country. The official statement made by the DOH was posted on the country’s official Gazette and the DOH’ Facebook Page and also can be read her below:

Read here the official statement of the DOH’s Press Release:

The Department of Health today belied rumors about a “flesh-eating” skin disease, following reports of two alleged suspected cases in Pangasinan.

“There is no reported case of ‘flesh-eating’ skin disease in the country yet. Absolutely no reason for the public to panic,” Health Secretary Enrique Ona clarified, as he allayed fears that may have been caused by the reports.

Health officials reported that “Case (1)” refers to a woman, 21 years old, from Sta. Barbara, Pangasinan, who is on multi-drug therapy for leprosy at a regional health unit. Dr. Myrna Cabotaje, Regional Director (Region I), added that the said patient, who was initially treated in another private health facility, has now completed the treatment but may still need debridement for her skin lesions. The patient is now being assessed on current drug reaction and for work-up for tuberculosis.

The provincial health officer also checked on the second case reported, “Case (2),” from Villasis, Pangasinan. Clinical examination confirmed that the patient has a case of severe psoriasis, a chronic skin disease characterized by red patches covered with white scales.

“There are a lot of diseases that may manifest through changes in the skin. It is good to consult our doctors or go to the nearest barangay health unit when we need medical advice and treatment. Let us avail of the free healthcare service in our health facilities,” the Health Chief reminded the public.

[Ed: The original title of this entry was “Flesh-eating skin disease in Pangasinan a hoax.”

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