Peruvian authorities reported Friday that the total number of deaths due to dengue had reached 44. The incidence is 99.8 cases per 100,000 inhabitants, while last year it was 43.43. Cases of dengue nationwide amount to 34,042 so far this year, which represents a 131% increase from the same period last year.
All the infections were found in the coastal departments of La Libertad (6,148), Piura (5,275), Ica (4645), Ancash (3,766), and Lima (2,899), all of them coastal.
On Wednesday, Peruvian authorities declared a state of health emergency in 20 of the country’s 25 regions due to an outbreak of dengue. According to the Peruvian government, the high temperatures caused by the El Niño phenomenon cause the larvae of the mosquito to reproduce in greater numbers.
Argentina
Argentina’s Health Ministry said Friday that the number of dengue cases is expected to rise, particularly in the northwest, northeast, and central regions.
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