Alerts in South America
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.
In 2022, between EW1 and EW 52, three countries in the Region of the Americas reported confirmed cases of yellow fever: Bolivia (5 confirmed cases), Brazil (during the 2021-2022 seasonal period, 5 cases were reported, including 4 deaths ) and Peru (7 confirmed cases, including 5 deaths). So far in 2023, human cases have been registered in Bolivia (two) and Brazil (three).
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
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