Outbreaks caused by Aedes aegyptis due to El Ni ño in a coastal area of Peru

Peru was considered by the Tyndall Centre as the third country most at risk (after Bangladesh and Honduras) of suffering the consequences of climate change [1]. Since the beginning of 2017, the reappearance of the coastal “El Niño” is affecting the health and economy of the Peruvian population due to inundations, landslides, droughts, and high temperatures [2]. The departments of the coastal zones bordering the Pacific Ocean have been the most affected due to rising river beds, with concomitant floods and mudsli des [3,4], as well as causing epidemic outbreaks, deaths, and economic losses [2,5].

Source: Travel Medicine and Infectious Disease - November 9, 2017 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Eloy F. Ruiz, Claudia M. Vasquez-Galindo, Ximena M. Aquije-Pariona, J. Smith Torres-Roman Source Type: research