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Peru declares health emergency over Guillain-Barre outbreak
10 Jun 2019 / 23:27 H.
LIMA: Peru has declared a health emergency in five regions, including Lima, after the deaths of at least four people linked to Guillain-Barre syndrome, an autoimmune disorder that attacks the nervous system.
Health Minister Zulema Tomas said Sunday that in addition to the deaths there were currently 206 cases of the disease.
?We have an outbreak, there has been a brusque increase? since June 5, Tomas said on state-run TV Peru, adding that health authorities were taking steps to control and contain the disease.
While the syndrome is not contagious, a 90-day health emergency was declared because the current cases ?have unusual and atypical characteristics that require rapid or immediate initial treatment,? Peru?s Institute of Neurological Sciences said...
Peru declares health emergency over Guillain-Barre outbreak
10 Jun 2019 / 23:27 H.
LIMA: Peru has declared a health emergency in five regions, including Lima, after the deaths of at least four people linked to Guillain-Barre syndrome, an autoimmune disorder that attacks the nervous system.
Health Minister Zulema Tomas said Sunday that in addition to the deaths there were currently 206 cases of the disease.
?We have an outbreak, there has been a brusque increase? since June 5, Tomas said on state-run TV Peru, adding that health authorities were taking steps to control and contain the disease.
While the syndrome is not contagious, a 90-day health emergency was declared because the current cases ?have unusual and atypical characteristics that require rapid or immediate initial treatment,? Peru?s Institute of Neurological Sciences said...
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