NewsDesk @bactiman63 The Peruvian Government declared a health emergency due to a high risk of poliomyelitis and measles at the national level, Health Minister Rosa Gutierrez announced on last Wednesday. Furthermore,...

NewsDesk @bactiman63 Through epidemiological week (EW) 18, 72,163 confirmed and probable dengue cases have been reported, with an average of 4,009 cases per week. 79 deaths were also reported (63 confirmed...

NewsDesk @bactiman63 The Ministry of Health (Minsa) , through the National Center for the Supply of Strategic Health Resources (Cenares) , distributed 10,730 tests to health establishments in the...

NewsDesk @bactiman63 The regional director of health for Piura, Myrian Fiestas Mogollón, said that the region has seen 251 confirmed cases of leptospirosis and 311 suspect cases. To date there have been...

NewsDesk @bactiman63 The Peru Ministry of Health  prepares the extension of the emergency declaration due to the dengue outbreak, which will last for 120 days and will include 20 regions and 226 districts,...

NewsDesk @bactiman63 On April 14, the National Center for Disease Epidemiology, Prevention, and Control Peru, issued an epidemiological alert for the health services of Metropolitan Lima and Callao due...

NewsDesk @bactiman63 The intense rains that were recorded in Lambayeque caused the collapse of the drainage system in various parts of the region, as well as the presence of sewage in the streets...

NewsDesk @bactiman63 For mosquito-borne diseases such as dengue fever, the abundance of the insects in places where people gather has long served as the main barometer for infection risk. A new study,...

NewsDesk @bactiman63 In a follow-up on the polio case in Peru, the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) offered more details on the case and timeline: Peru notified the PAHO on March 21 of a confirmed...

NewsDesk @bactiman63 The Peru Ministry of Health (Minsa) reported the following in the case of a minor with acute flaccid paralysis in the Loreto region: 1. It is an isolated case of a child without a...