Overview
- The Ministry of Health issued epidemiological Alert N.° 008-2026 on Wednesday, October 21, to ready hospitals and clinics for health risks tied to the developing El Niño 2026-2027.
- National surveillance through epidemiological week 40 reports 71,256 dengue cases and 75 deaths, a 122% rise from 2025, with acute diarrheal episodes and leptospirosis up 11.3% and 85.5% respectively.
- Piura is the epicenter with 13,025 dengue infections and nine deaths, recent localized flooding has worsened mosquito breeding, and local labs report predominance of dengue serotype 3 with about 68% laboratory confirmation.
- The government has opened a targeted two-dose dengue vaccination campaign for adolescents and young adults aged about 10–20, has 400,000 doses on hand, and is managing procurement of over one million additional doses.
- Health authorities were added to the national El Niño risk commission by Resolución Suprema N.° 299-2026-PCM, while the national medical college warns more than 4,000 health sites face high flood risk and urges immediate measures to secure staff, supplies and contingency services to keep care running.