Philippines - Dengue, typhoid cases allegedly up due to alleged global warming

MANILA, Philippines - The number of dengue fever, typhoid fever, and cholera cases in the country in 2008 rose due to the effects of global warming, Health Secretary Francisco Duque said Friday.

In an interview over radio dzBB, Duque said the effects of global warming were becoming evident in the type of diseases that spread across the country over the past year.

"Mukhang yun ang lumalabas ayon sa aming mga datos, at bunsod na rin ito ng global warming (That's what our data indicate, and this is brought about by global warming)," Duque said when asked whether there was a rise in the number of cases of such diseases.

But if 2008 is the coldest year of this century, and if dengue and typhoid are caused by "global" warming, why didn't cases of dengue and typhoid DROP this year?