The H5N1 avian flu spread through 16 Latin American countries and the first case of mass mortality of mammals by this pathogen was registered in Peru. According to the National Forest and Wildlife Service (Serfor), more than 3,000 sea lions and 120,000 wild birds have died since November. Although avian influenza mainly affects domestic birds, the firstContinue Reading
On Saturday, in a ceremony held at the Government Palace, the surgeon Rosa Bertha Gutierrez Palomino assumed the position of Minister of Health before the President of the Republic, Dina Boluarte Zegarra. “For the memory of my mother and for the vulnerable populations of our country, I do swear,” saidContinue Reading
By Teddy Cambosa The South American nation of Peru has recorded around 56,400 cases as of December last year, to which the United Nations describes as ‘an epidemic within the pandemic’. According to the official press wire from the United Nations, Peru is suffering the worst dengue epidemic since 2017,Continue Reading
Peru’s Ministry of Health reports as of Sunday, 1,360,839 people have been tested for COVID-19 and to date, 229,736 positive cases have been reported. This puts Peru at 8th globally in COVID-19 cases. Lima continues to be the region with the highest number of COVID-19 cases to date with 132,186.Continue Reading
