2022–2023 mpox outbreak in Peru

The 2022–2023 mpox outbreak in Peru is a part of the outbreak of human mpox caused by the West African clade of the monkeypox virus. The outbreak reached Peru on 26 June 2022.[1]

2022–2023 mpox outbreak in Peru
Confirmed cases by province.
DiseaseMpox
Virus strainMonkeypox virus
(West African clade)
LocationPeru
Index caseLima[1]
Arrival dateJune 26, 2022 (2022-06-26)–present (1 year, 10 months and 4 days)[1]
DateAs of 19 September 2022
Confirmed cases3,812 (MINSA)[2]
2,884 (DIRESAs/GERESAs/Press sources)
Suspected cases41 (DIRESAs/GERESAs/Press sources)
Recovered3,762 (MINSA)[2]
809 (DIRESAs/GERESAs/Press sources)
Deaths
20 (MINSA)
10 (DIRESAs/GERESAs/Press sources)[3]
Government website
What is monkeypox?
Mpox Situation Room
(Both websites in Spanish)
Suspected cases have not been confirmed by laboratory tests as being due to this strain, although some other strains may have been ruled out.
Mpox cases in Peru  ()
     Deaths        Recoveries        Confirmed cases        Active cases
Date
Cases (rise)
Deaths (rise)
2022-06-26
1(n.a.)0(n.a.)
2022-06-27
1(=)0(n.a.)
2022-06-28
3(+200%)0(n.a.)
2022-06-29
3(=)0(n.a.)
2022-06-30
3(=)0(n.a.)
2022-07-01
3(=)0(n.a.)
2022-07-02
3(=)0(n.a.)
2022-07-03
3(=)0(n.a.)
2022-07-04
15(+400%)0(n.a.)
2022-07-05
15(=)0(n.a.)
2022-07-06
15(=)0(n.a.)
2022-07-07
18(+20%)0(n.a.)
2022-07-08
21(+17%)0(n.a.)
2022-07-09
21(=)0(n.a.)
2022-07-10
29(+38%)0(n.a.)
2022-07-11
29(=)0(n.a.)
2022-07-12
36(+24%)0(n.a.)
2022-07-13
46(+28%)0(n.a.)
2022-07-14
55(+20%)0(n.a.)
2022-07-15
64(+16%)0(n.a.)
2022-07-16
78(+22%)0(n.a.)
2022-07-17
92(+18%)0(n.a.)
2022-07-18
95(+3.3%)0(n.a.)
2022-07-19
112(+18%)0(n.a.)
2022-07-20
126(+12%)0(n.a.)
2022-07-21
143(+13%)0(n.a.)
2022-07-22
157(+9.8%)0(n.a.)
2022-07-23
183(+17%)0(n.a.)
2022-07-24
203(+11%)0(n.a.)
2022-07-25
208(+2.5%)0(n.a.)
2022-07-26
224(+7.7%)0(n.a.)
2022-07-27
251(+12%)0(n.a.)
2022-07-28
269(+7.2%)0(n.a.)
2022-07-29
275(+2.2%)0(n.a.)
2022-07-30
282(+2.5%)0(n.a.)
2022-07-31
305(+8.2%)0(n.a.)
2022-08-01
313(+2.6%)0(n.a.)
2022-08-02
324(+3.5%)0(n.a.)
2022-08-03
340(+4.9%)0(n.a.)
2022-08-04
396(+16%)0(n.a.)
2022-08-05
409(+3.3%)0(n.a.)
2022-08-06
409(=)0(n.a.)
2022-08-07
505(+23%)0(n.a.)
2022-08-08
547(+8.3%)0(n.a.)
2022-08-09
583(+6.6%)0(n.a.)
2022-08-10
632(+8.4%)0(n.a.)
2022-08-11
653(+3.3%)0(n.a.)
2022-08-12
676(+3.5%)0(n.a.)
2022-08-13
712(+5.3%)0(n.a.)
2022-08-14
775(+8.8%)0(n.a.)
2022-08-15
834(+7.6%)0(n.a.)
2022-08-16
867(+4%)0(n.a.)
2022-08-17
891(+2.8%)0(n.a.)
2022-08-18
937(+5.2%)0(n.a.)
2022-08-19
1,022(+9.1%)0(n.a.)
2022-08-20
1,068(+4.5%)0(n.a.)
2022-08-21
1,128(+5.6%)0(n.a.)
2022-08-22
1,188(+5.3%)0(n.a.)
2022-08-23
1,207(+1.6%)0(n.a.)
2022-08-24
1,257(+4.1%)0(n.a.)
2022-08-25
1,300(+3.4%)0(n.a.)
2022-08-26
1,342(+3.2%)0(n.a.)
2022-08-27
1,382(+3%)0(n.a.)
2022-08-28
1,434(+3.8%)0(n.a.)
2022-08-29
1,463(+2%)0(n.a.)
2022-08-30
1,496(+2.3%)0(n.a.)
2022-08-31
1,531(+2.3%)0(n.a.)
2022-09-01
1,546(+0.98%)0(n.a.)
2022-09-02
1,590(+2.8%)0(n.a.)
2022-09-03
1,619(+1.8%)0(n.a.)
2022-09-04
1,661(+2.6%)0(n.a.)
2022-09-05
1,724(+3.8%)0(n.a.)
2022-09-06
1,726(+0.12%)0(n.a.)
2022-09-07
1,760(+2%)0(n.a.)
2022-09-08
1,808(+2.7%)0(n.a.)
2022-09-09
1,844(+2%)0(n.a.)
2022-09-10
1,896(+2.8%)0(n.a.)
2022-09-11
1,937(+2.2%)0(n.a.)
2022-09-12
1,964(+1.4%)0(n.a.)
2022-09-13
1,989(+1.3%)0(n.a.)
2022-09-14
2,015(+1.3%)0(n.a.)
2022-09-15
2,054(+1.9%)0(n.a.)
2022-09-16
2,091(+1.8%)0(n.a.)

Background

In May 2022, the World Health Organization (WHO) made an emergency announcement of the existence of a multi-country outbreak of mpox, a viral disease then commonly known as "monkeypox".[4] The initial cluster of cases was found in the United Kingdom,[5] where the first case was detected in London on 6 May 2022[6] in a patient with a recent travel history from Nigeria (where the disease is endemic).[7] On 16 May, the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) confirmed four new cases with no link to travel to a country where mpox is endemic.[6] Subsequently, cases have been reported from many countries and regions.[8] The outbreak marked the first time mpox had spread widely outside Central and West Africa. There is evidence that the disease had been circulating and evolving in human hosts over a number of years prior to the outbreak. The outbreak was of the Clade IIb variant of the virus.[9]

On 23 July 2022, the Director-General of WHO, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, declared the outbreak a public health emergency of international concern (PHEIC), stating that "we have an outbreak that has spread around the world rapidly, through new modes of transmission, about which we understand too little".[10] A global response to the outbreak included public awareness campaigns in order to reduce spread of the disease, and repurposing of smallpox vaccines.[11][12]

History

The first suspected case of infection in the country was reported on 30 May 2022, when health authorities in the department of Piura reported the identification of a 70-year-old patient who presented symptoms compatible with mpox and was isolated in the intensive care unit (ICU) of the Santa Rosa Hospital (Piura).[13]

Statistics

Cumulative cases

Nationwide

By region

Daily cases

By region

2022-2023 mpox outbreak by region
RegionMINSADIRESAs/GERESAs/Press sources
CasesCasesRecoveredSuspectedDiscardedReference(s)
Peru3,8122,88480941551
Amazonas
Ancash146[14]
Apurímac
Arequipa1491002056[15]
Ayacucho10124[16]
Cajamarca32[17]
Callao2612481119
Cusco181674[18]
Huancavelica
Huánuco55640
Ica3930
Junín1010[19]
La Libertad1651651633[20]
Lambayeque4421376[21]
Lima (P)2,8892,172621
Lima (R)5212[22]
Loreto1366[23]
Madre de Dios71[24]
Moquegua616[25]
Pasco
Piura523935[13][26]
Puno11[27]
San Martín2524365[28]
Tacna232492[29]
Tumbes1135[30]
Ucayali252423[31]
Updated: July 12, 2023 · History of cases: Peru

By date

Cumulative confirmed cases of mpox by day
MINSA
DayConfirmedRecoveredDeathsRef(s).
10 July 202229[32]
11 July 2022No daily report published.
12 July 202236[33]
13 July 202246[34]
14 July 202255[35]
15 July 2022644[36]
16 July 2022784[37]
17 July 2022925[38]
18 July 2022955[39]
19 July 202211212[40]
20 July 202212616[41]
21 July 202214320[42]
22 July 202215724[43]
23 July 202218325[44]
24 July 202220327[45]
25 July 202220827[46]
26 July 202222435[47]
27 July 202225143[48]
28 July 202226954[49]
29 July 202227568[50]
30 July 202228277[51]
31 July 202230591[52]
1 August 202231399[53]
2 August 2022324108[54]
3 August 2022340120[55]
4 August 2022396139[56]
5 August 2022409159[57]
6 August 2022No daily report published.
7 August 2022505185[58]
8 August 2022547202[59]
9 August 2022583221[60]
10 August 2022632239[61]
11 August 2022653260[62]
12 August 2022676260[63]
13 August 2022712278[2]
14 August 2022775308
15 August 2022834321
16 August 2022867352
17 August 2022891374
18 August 2022937410
19 August 20221,022448
20 August 20221,068477
21 August 20221,128519
22 August 20221,188546
23 August 20221,207599[64]
24 August 20221,257630[65]
25 August 20221,300674[66]
26 August 20221,342712[67]
27 August 20221,382742[68]
28 August 20221,434784[69]
29 August 20221,463812[70]
30 August 20221,496864
31 August 20221,531898
1 September 20221,546931
2 September 20221,590986
3 September 20221,6191,034
4 September 20221,6611,079
5 September 20221,7241,126
6 September 20221,7261,190
7 September 20221,7601,228
8 September 20221,8081,276
9 September 20221,8441,329
10 September 20221,8961,374
11 September 20221,9371,424
12 September 20221,9641,459
13 September 20221,9891,504
14 September 2022
15 September 2022
16 September 2022
17 September 2022
18 September 2022
19 September 2022Waiting for daily update.
Updated: July 12, 2023 · History of cases: Peru

See also

References