Rabies — Peru
The Departmental Veterinary Medical College of Lima warned that there is a risk that canine rabies could be reintroduced in the capital.
This situation could be due to the weakness of the epidemiological surveillance system in the capital, a vital tool to identify the increase in cases. Last year [2020], in Lima only, 11 samples were received and processed for the diagnosis of rabies, when in the capital, there are about 2 million dogs.
“There should be approximately 4000 annual samples
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