Hugo Rodríguez, doctor of the Disease Prevention and Control Center of the Epidemiology Directorate of the Regional Government of Loretohe said in ‘Andina a day’informative space of Andina Channel onlinethat the deaths were mostly concentrated in Amazonas, and others occurred in San Martín and Loreto.
In addition, 18 of the cases of infection with row fever occurred in the department of Amazonas, six in San Martín, three in Junín, two in Loreto and one in Huánuco.
In Loreto the districts most affected by the disease are Puinahua (from the province of Requena), Trompeteros (from the province of Loreto) and Yurimaguas (in the province of Alto Amazonas).
Rodríguez said that, at the Amazon, The trend that reveals this statistic, prepared by the Prevention and Control Center of the Ministry of Health, “remains.” The increase in cases began last year, he added.
Causes of Increasing Cases
One of the causes of this increase is The deforestation of Amazonian forestsSaid the doctor. This makes animal species that carry this virus, like certain primates, move to other places.
They make contact with the Mosquitoes and Zancudos of the Haemagogus and Sabethesque genreswhich officiate as vectors and transmitters of the aforementioned disease.
Another factor is the migration of people from areas where there is no yellow fever. This occurs mostly at the time of the year in which coffee and cocoa are harvested.
when moving to places where there is the presence of the virus, these people spread from evil, since, having lived in places where yellow fever is not present, They did not receive the corresponding vaccine.
“The vaccine thus prevents contagion”, The specialist stressed. “I think it is something that the population that resides in these areas that for one reason or another are exposed to the disease should be taken into account,” added.
Recalled, in that sense, that The yellow fever vaccine “has a protection of more than 99% from the moment one is vaccinated, and hard for a lifetime.”
Hindered vaccination
However, immunization is hindered when The population, for religious reasons, chooses to do without it. This represents for the health authorities “an important challenge.”
“This not only has to do with yellow fever, but with other vaccines that are applied in the child population,” Rodríguez said, who also recalled that in most cases the effects of yellow fever are lethal.
Thus, when this is presented, It is necessary to give the patient specialized attention to avoid lung and renal complications.
“This assistance can be in the establishments in which they have a comprehensive team for the corresponding maintenance and the ideal to be transferred to a unit that has professionals specialized in the subject, such as infectologists,” explained.
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Published: 4/28/2025
