Between January and September 2024: In Brazil, there were 3 confirmed cases in humans (2 died) in Amazonas, Minas Gerais and Sao Paulo. Between July 2023 and June 2024, 1,790 events involving dead monkeys were reported, of which 11 were laboratory-confirmed in the states of Minas Gerais (5) and Rio Grande do Sul (6). In Bolivia, 7 confirmed positive cases were detected (3 died): The cases had a probable place of exposure in the department of La Paz in the municipalities of Caranavi (n= 2 fatal cases), Guanay (n= 1 case), the municipality of San Buenaventura (n= 1 fatal case) and the municipality of Palos Blancos (n= 1 case); and in the department of Santa Cruz, municipality of Porongo (n= 2 cases). Only four of the cases were vaccinated. In Peru, 18 cases were confirmed in men between 18 and 83 years old (9 died). The cases were reported in the departments of Huánuco (1), Junín (3), Madre de Dios (3), San Martín (10), Ucayali (1). In Colombia, 8 confirmed cases were reported (5 died). All were men between 18 and 66 years old. The affected departments were Caquetá (1), Huila (1), Nariño (1), Putumayo (4), Vaupés (1). All the cases mentioned here had a history of exposure to wild and/or forested areas, due to agricultural work activities, among others.

Bolivia, Brasil, Colombia, Perú

In Bolivia, in 2024, until epidemiological week (EW) 35, 7 cases of yellow fever were confirmed, in people between 15 and 64 years of age, of which 3 died. Only two of the cases had a vaccination history, one verbal and the other with a vaccination card; all had a history of migration from wild, forested areas, due to work activities and others. Regarding the two people confirmed with the disease in the municipality of Porongo, one 25 years old and the other 28 years old, the contagion occurred in the urban area. The endemic regions for the disease in Bolivia correspond to the departments of Beni, Santa Cruz, the tropics of Cochabamba, Pando, and the north of La Paz.

Bolivia

There are outbreaks of Oropouche fever in parts of Brazil, Bolivia, Colombia, Peru, and Cuba (see map). Between 1st January and 20th July, 8078 cases were reported Oropouche fever is spread by the bite of infected midges (small flies) and mosquitoes. Illness can occur in people of any age and is often mistaken for dengue. Travelers to affected areas should take steps to avoid bug bites. Travelers should seek medical care if they develop high fever, headache, muscle aches, stiff joints, nausea, vomiting, chills, or sensitivity to light during or after travel.ometimes vomiting and diarrhea are also reported."

Bolivia, Brasil, Colombia, Perú

There are outbreaks of Oropouche fever in parts of Brazil, Bolivia, Colombia, Peru, and Cuba (see map). Oropouche fever is spread by the bite of infected midges (small flies) and mosquitoes. Illness can occur in people of any age and is often mistaken for dengue. Travelers to affected areas should take steps to avoid bug bites. Travelers should seek medical care if they develop high fever, headache, muscle aches, stiff joints, nausea, vomiting, chills, or sensitivity to light during or after travel.ometimes vomiting and diarrhea are also reported."

Bolivia, Brasil, Colombia, Perú

Bolivian health authorities have reported 44 cases of malaria in El Sena, province of Madre de Dios (34 cases of malaria due to Plasmodium vivax and 10 due to Plasmodium falciparum).

Bolivia

After almost 20 years, Chuquisaca breaks the historical record for cases of canine rabies. The total number for 2023 reaches 36, one more than in 2005, which had the highest number of infections (35).

Bolivia

In 2023, between EW 1 and EW 24, a total of 2,102,848 cases of dengue were reported, with a cumulative incidence rate of 214 cases per 100,000 inhabitants. In this year, of the 2,102,848 reported dengue cases, 827,493 (39.3%) were laboratory confirmed and 3,201 (0.15%) were classified as severe dengue. The highest number of dengue cases was observed in Brazil with 1,515,460 cases, followed by Peru with 169,504 cases and Bolivia with 133,452 cases.

Argentina, Bolivia, Brasil, Chile, Colombia, Paraguay, Perú, Uruguay, Venezuela, Antártida, Ecuador, Guayana, Guayana Francesa, Islas Georgias del Sur, Islas Malvinas, Suriname

During 2022, several countries in the region registered increases in the number of cases of dengue, Zika, and chikungunya, above what was reported in 2021. During the first months of 2023, outbreaks of chikungunya and dengue fever were recorded. important magnitude in South America.

Argentina, Bolivia, Brasil, Chile, Colombia, Paraguay, Perú, Uruguay, Venezuela, Antártida, Ecuador, Guayana, Guayana Francesa, Islas Georgias del Sur, Islas Malvinas, Suriname

There is an increase in the activity of respiratory viruses at pre-pandemic levels and in associated hospitalizations, predominantly among children under 2 years of age, in the Andean subregion and the southern cone

Argentina, Bolivia, Brasil, Chile, Colombia, Paraguay, Perú, Uruguay, Venezuela, Antártida, Ecuador, Guayana, Guayana Francesa, Islas Georgias del Sur, Islas Malvinas, Suriname

Expansion of outbreaks of highly pathogenic avian influenza in birds (to date they have been reported in 16 countries of the Region), and confirmation of 3 human infections caused by influenza A(H5N1) in Latin America and the Caribbean. The identified outbreaks are located mainly in the areas of the Pacific flyway.

Argentina, Bolivia, Brasil, Chile, Colombia, Paraguay, Perú, Uruguay, Venezuela, Antártida, Ecuador, Guayana, Guayana Francesa, Islas Georgias del Sur, Islas Malvinas, Suriname

Peru notified a confirmed case of vaccine-derived poliovirus type 1 (VDPV 1) on March 21, 2023. The case is a 16-month-old boy, belonging to an indigenous community in the Manseriche district in the Datem del Marañón province of the Loreto department, with no history of vaccination or travel history before the onset of symptoms

Argentina, Bolivia, Brasil, Chile, Colombia, Paraguay, Perú, Uruguay, Venezuela, Antártida, Ecuador, Guayana, Guayana Francesa, Islas Georgias del Sur, Islas Malvinas, Suriname

Peru notified a confirmed case of vaccine-derived poliovirus type 1 (VDPV 1) on March 21, 2023. The case is a 16-month-old boy, belonging to an indigenous community in the Manseriche district in the Datem del Marañón province of the Loreto department, with no history of vaccination or travel history before the onset of symptoms

Argentina, Bolivia, Brasil, Chile, Colombia, Paraguay, Perú, Uruguay, Venezuela, Antártida, Ecuador, Guayana, Guayana Francesa, Islas Georgias del Sur, Islas Malvinas, Suriname

Expansion of outbreaks of highly pathogenic avian influenza in birds (to date they have been reported in 16 countries in the Region), confirmation of the first human infection caused by influenza A(H5N1) in Latin America and the Caribbean, and increase in cases in mammals

Argentina, Bolivia, Brasil, Chile, Colombia, Paraguay, Perú, Uruguay, Venezuela, Antártida, Ecuador, Guayana, Guayana Francesa, Islas Georgias del Sur, Islas Malvinas, Suriname

In the first eight epidemiological weeks of 2023, 115,539 cases and 33 deaths from chikungunya were reported, with the highest incidence rates in Paraguay (1,128 cases per 100,000 inhabitants) and Brazil (14.2 cases per 100,000 inhabitants).

Argentina, Bolivia, Brasil, Chile, Colombia, Paraguay, Perú, Uruguay, Venezuela, Antártida, Ecuador, Guayana, Guayana Francesa, Islas Georgias del Sur, Islas Malvinas, Suriname

During 2022, several countries in the region registered increases in the number of cases of dengue, Zika and chikungunya, above what was reported in 2021

Argentina, Bolivia, Brasil, Chile, Colombia, Paraguay, Perú, Uruguay, Venezuela, Antártida, Ecuador, Guayana, Guayana Francesa, Islas Georgias del Sur, Islas Malvinas, Suriname

The 2022 cumulative suspected and confirmed cases of Zika are presented, with a clear predominance of cases in Brazil, with 29,117 suspected cases and 2,656 confirmed ones.

Argentina, Bolivia, Brasil, Chile, Colombia, Paraguay, Perú, Uruguay, Venezuela, Antártida, Ecuador, Guayana, Guayana Francesa, Islas Georgias del Sur, Islas Malvinas, Suriname