Overview
- Regional health authorities confirmed a measles infection in a 17-year-old from Relave in Pullo, Parinacochas, and said the patient was isolated and placed under follow-up by Diresa staff.
- Diresa activated epidemiological surveillance and contact tracing to identify and monitor anyone who may have been exposed to the case.
- A local vaccination day will be held on Friday, September 25, in Huamanga at the atrio de San Juan to provide catch-up SPR doses and information to families.
- The national Ministry of Health has expanded its response with mobile brigades and more than 1.1 million SPR doses available as part of a larger 2026 campaign to close immunity gaps.
- National coverage fell short of the 95% target at the end of 2025 with 86.7% for the first SPR dose and 78.7% for the second, leaving vulnerable groups and increasing the risk of further spread.