In her statement, Peruvian Health Minister Rosa Gutierrez stated that they allocated a budget of 10 million dollars for the fight against dengue fever.
According to the data of the Ministry of Health, while the number of dengue fever cases reached 73 thousand, 80 people died.
The government announced that it has extended the state of emergency in 226 districts for another 4 months due to the disease.
It has been noted that the occupancy rate due to dengue fever in hospitals in some regions of Peru has risen considerably.
Due to the increase in dengue fever cases in the country, a health emergency was declared in 13 regions on February 25.
CASE CAN BE FATAL
The dengue virus is transmitted to humans through mosquitoes. The disease, which generally causes mild fever after the incubation period, can be fatal in some cases.
Cases increase in June, September, December and March, which are commonly known as the “rainfall seasons”.
Scientists warn that high temperatures and prolonged rainfall are causing an increase in mosquitoes that carry malaria and dengue fever.
It is stated that since the mosquito species that causes the disease creates larvae in the puddles, especially the garbage puddles in industrial environments should be sprayed continuously.
