Peru: Dengue epidemic expands to 16 regions

Peruthisweek.com reports on an epidemic of Dengue affecting the country:

The Department of Epidemiology of the Ministry of Health reported that Peru is currently enduring an epidemic of dengue, according to El Comercio.

Of the most affected regions, Piura, Tumbes, and Loreto have the highest rates of infection of the mosquito-transmitted disease.

So far these regions have recorded 2,603; 2,211; and 1,362 cases of dengue respectively. These three regions alone represent 70% of all of Peru’s 8,505 cases reported so far.

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