Ronan Kelly
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Cold kills 362 people in Peru
Tuesday, July 13, 2010 19:16 AdminPrensa. The low temperatures in Peru have caused around 362 people dead, mostly children under five years, from January to July.
The victims died of pneumonia among those months in the high Andean regions, and the reported Minsa specialist.
"The main causes of death are acute respiratory infections," according to an epidemiological report from the Directorate General of Health, MoH.
The report said 182 children died due to exposure to low temperatures and the remoteness of their homes to the health post. In the case of adults there have been 180 deaths over 60 years.
Most victims were recorded in southern and southeastern departments of Peru, where the temperature reached 22 degrees Celsius below zero in the town of Masocruz, about 4200 meters above sea level, in the Puno region, which borders Bolivia.
Mario Rios, National Coordinator of the NGO ForoSalud, told reporters that "the increase in the mortality rate is due to the lack of shelter and quality of life in the highlands."
Pneumonia deaths far outweigh the impact in Peru of H1N1 flu, which so far, 2010 has left 24 people dead, according to the MoH after confirming that two million people have been vaccinated against the disease.
The National Weather Service warned that in the Peruvian Amazon regions, where the average temperature is 30 degrees, would drop to ten degrees from Wednesday due to cold winds from the south of the continent.
Source: Agencies, MoH
Last Updated (Tuesday, July 13, 2010 19:22)
http://www.surnoticias.com/health/what-ails-you/4121-frio-mata-a-362-personas-en-peru
Cold kills 362 people in Peru
Tuesday, July 13, 2010 19:16 AdminPrensa. The low temperatures in Peru have caused around 362 people dead, mostly children under five years, from January to July.
The victims died of pneumonia among those months in the high Andean regions, and the reported Minsa specialist.
"The main causes of death are acute respiratory infections," according to an epidemiological report from the Directorate General of Health, MoH.
The report said 182 children died due to exposure to low temperatures and the remoteness of their homes to the health post. In the case of adults there have been 180 deaths over 60 years.
Most victims were recorded in southern and southeastern departments of Peru, where the temperature reached 22 degrees Celsius below zero in the town of Masocruz, about 4200 meters above sea level, in the Puno region, which borders Bolivia.
Mario Rios, National Coordinator of the NGO ForoSalud, told reporters that "the increase in the mortality rate is due to the lack of shelter and quality of life in the highlands."
Pneumonia deaths far outweigh the impact in Peru of H1N1 flu, which so far, 2010 has left 24 people dead, according to the MoH after confirming that two million people have been vaccinated against the disease.
The National Weather Service warned that in the Peruvian Amazon regions, where the average temperature is 30 degrees, would drop to ten degrees from Wednesday due to cold winds from the south of the continent.
Source: Agencies, MoH
Last Updated (Tuesday, July 13, 2010 19:22)
http://www.surnoticias.com/health/what-ails-you/4121-frio-mata-a-362-personas-en-peru
