ALARM Due to Whooping Cough Outbreak in Peru: 408 Confirmed Cases and 10 Deaths

whooping cough, Loreto region, where outbreaks have been identified in districts such as Iquitos, San Juan, Belén, and Punchana. Deputy Minister of Public Health, Ricardo Peña,

Pertussis is one of the most worrying issues that has been addressed in Peru. From the Ministry of Health (Minsa) at least 408 infections and 10 people have been reported to have died in the city of Loreto, an area where the situation is most critical. In the development of this note we tell you more details about it. YOU CAN SEE: Yellow fever expands and alerts Peru: affected regions and numbers of contagions and deaths, according to Minsa Lore…

Peru on a red health alert for pertussis outbreak The Ministry of Health (Minsa) has declared red health alert in various regions of the country to the worrying increase in cases of pertussis, a highly contagious disease that mainly affects children under five years of age. According to the latest official report, 408 confirmed cases and 10 deaths have been recorded, with Loreto being the most affected region. Health Minister Rosa Gutiérrez repo…

Prosecutor opens investigation against driver for death of young motorcyclist in ComasMuniccipality of Lima begins restoration of more than 170 historical facades in the Lima CenterThe Ombudsman's Office warned that the country faces a “serious risk” to public health due to the increase in confirmed cases of pertussis, which reach the 408 infections and have caused at least 10 deaths, according to official information from the Ministry of Health…

“Tomorrow is my last flight as a student”: The video of Ensign FAP recorded one day before disappearingIndignation in Trujillo: Man brutally kills a doggy with bricks! ATTENTION! In Peru, a large number of people with whooping cough, a respiratory infection, have been presented.The bacterium Bordetella pertussis has caused 10 deaths and 408 cases nationwide, according to the latest report of the Ministry of Health.The head of the Minsa, César Vá…

Minsa reinforces strategies against the outbreak of yellow fever in five regions: in which regions?In Peru, 408 cases of pertussis have been recorded to date, according to the Ministry of Health. Minister César Vásquez confirmed these figures and mentioned that 85% of cases of this disease are in the Loreto region, as well as specifying that cases have been identified in Cusco and Lima. READ ALSO: Health Commission approves appointment of CAS Co…