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Peru: 85 suspected human rabies cases reported in jungle of Cusco
by Robert Herriman
December 31, 2016
Latin America and the Caribbean
Health officials in the Cusco region in southeastern Peru have reported dozens of suspected human rabies cases in individuals in La Convenci?n province, according to a Publimetro report (computer translated).
Eighty-five people are suspected of having contracted wild rabies after being bitten by bats in the various Amazonian localities of Camana, Mayapo, Puerto Huallana and Alto Pichas.
Regional director of Health of Cusco, Julio C?sar Espinosa La Torre said that among the group of victims with a bat bite are the 15 soldiers transferred to Lima, of this group, two cases were confirmed, of which one is deceased.
Espinoza la Torre said that to date, more than 912 civilians and 680 soldiers have been vaccinated in Alto and Bajo Urubamba, in the district of Megantoni, who must receive up to four doses, every 7 and 14 days...
Peru: 85 suspected human rabies cases reported in jungle of Cusco
by Robert Herriman
December 31, 2016
Latin America and the Caribbean
Health officials in the Cusco region in southeastern Peru have reported dozens of suspected human rabies cases in individuals in La Convenci?n province, according to a Publimetro report (computer translated).
Eighty-five people are suspected of having contracted wild rabies after being bitten by bats in the various Amazonian localities of Camana, Mayapo, Puerto Huallana and Alto Pichas.
Regional director of Health of Cusco, Julio C?sar Espinosa La Torre said that among the group of victims with a bat bite are the 15 soldiers transferred to Lima, of this group, two cases were confirmed, of which one is deceased.
Espinoza la Torre said that to date, more than 912 civilians and 680 soldiers have been vaccinated in Alto and Bajo Urubamba, in the district of Megantoni, who must receive up to four doses, every 7 and 14 days...