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The Regional Director of Lambayeque Health, Pedro Cruzado says that the districts of Cañaris, Inkahuasi (Ferreñafe), Oyotún (Chiclayo) and Mórrope (Lambayeque) are under surveillance after being detected in rural areas , the bacterium bubonic plague.
He indicated that these areas are considered endemic because there is a history of the disease. "The bacteria circulate but in wild animals it deserves special handling to fight it It can not be fumigated because they are fields, the treatment is different," he said.
Crusader pointed out that the goal is to prevent bacteria from reaching homes and becoming an urban pest. In addition, he said that in the district of Salas where a death was reported by the plague, the health directorate fumigates and monitors those who have been in contact with the patient.
A man who returned to Peru after spending seven years in the United States, died as a result of the bubonic plague that he allegedly contracted after the bite of an infected rat's chip in the district of Salas.
For 20 years, no deaths related to this disease have been reported in the region, so all those who have been in contact with the patient are under medical supervision.
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