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1,000 frogs released in Quezon City to fight Dengue

A barangay im Quezon City is stepping up its efforts to fight Dengue amid a nationwide epidemic and the continuous rise in cases of the disease.

Barangay Old Balara released at least a thousand bull frogs in the barangay’s esteros to kill dengue-carrying mosquitoes.

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The Health Department says that 188,562 dengue cases were recorded while 807 people have died since January.

Barangay Old Balara chairman said that bull frogs will help in fighting dengue by eating mosquitoes that carry the virus

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