Since the beginning of February, a suspected case of the disease began to be analyzed in the province of Guayas.
On February 8, 2022, the Ministry of Public Health (MSP) announced that it was studying a possible case from peruvian wart on Guayaquil.
It is a bacterial disease caused by the mosquito Lutzomyia verracarum that has affected communities in northern Peru: Cajamarca, Ancash, La Libertad, Amazonas and Piura.
case dismissed
This Thursday, February 24, 2022, the Ministry of Health indicated that after the analyzes it has been determined that It is not a Peruvian wart. “In that particular case we have not found a Bartonella (bacteria) that is associated with what is called peruvian wart”, mentioned Katherine Olaya, epidemiological spokesperson for the Zone 8 Health Coordination, during an interview with several media outlets.
cat scratch
Olaya explained that the bacterium detected in the patient is transmitted through what is known as “cat scratch” and that is something common and does not represent a danger to public health. (AVV)
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