Dengue fever is a disease caused by the dengue virus and transmitted by the bite of the Aedes aegypti mosquito. Dengue generates explosive epidemics mainly related to the entry of a new serotype, loss of immunity in the population, climatic variability (“El Niño phenomenon”), and the persistence of dengue is related to vector abundance, social determinants, and inequalities. The country is currently experiencing an unprecedented dengue epidemic in the country's history that has spread to 20 regions and has been fueled by the presence of coastal “El Niño” and Cyclone “Yaku”.  

Background: The use of contraceptive methods in Peru has remarkably increased in recent decades. Nevertheless, despite the completeness and accessibility of family planning methods, modern contraceptive methods utilization in Peru remains below the South American average. Thus, this study aimed to elucidate the factors associated with modern contraceptive use, as well as the presence of inequalities and the spatial distribution in Peruvian women aged 15–49 years in 2019. Methods: A secondary data analysis was conducted using information from the 2019 Peruvian Demographic and Health Survey. We performed descriptive statistics, bivariate analysis, and Poisson multiple regression. Inequalities were estimated through concentration curves and Erreygers’ normalized concentration index. Spatial analysis included choropleth map, Global Moran’s I, Kriging interpolation and Getis-Ord-Gi* sta...

We present the case of the Nahua population of Santa Rosa de Serjali, Peruvian Amazon's population, considered of initial contact. This population consists of human groups that for a long time decided to live in isolation, but lately have begun living a more sedentary lifestyle and in contact with Western populations. There are two fully identified initial contact groups in Peru: the Nahua and the Nanti. The health statistics of the Nahua are scarce. This study offers an interpretation of demographic and epidemiological indicators of the Nahua people, trying to identify if a certain degree of health vulnerability exists. We performed a cross sectional study, and after analyzing their health indicators, as well as the supplemental qualitative analysis of the population, brought us to conclude that in 2006, the Nahua, remained in a state of health vulnerability.

Se describe la variación temporal en agentes virales en pacientes con enfermedades similares a la influenza antes y después de la aparición de la pandemia de influenza A (H1N1) (Ph1h1) en Perú, entre el 04 de enero y el 13 de julio de 2009. En los centros de salud, se obtuvo un hisopo orofaríngeo para el aislamiento viral. Desde la semana epidemiológica 1 a 18, en el Centro de Investigación Médica Naval de los Estados Unidos destacado en Lima. Las muestras se inocularon en cuatro líneas de células para el aislamiento del virus. Además, desde la semana 19 hasta la 28, las muestras fueron analizadas mediante reacción en cadena de polimerasa en tiempo real. La distribución viral en Perú había cambiado a la introducción del virus pH1N1 en comparación a los meses previos. El virus pH1N1 predomina sobre otros virus de influenza A.