Overview
- Official surveillance through epidemiological week 08 reports 7,457 cumulative dengue cases and 12 deaths nationwide, a decrease from the same period in 2025.
- San Martín leads current burdens with 1,848 cases and seven deaths, followed by Ucayali with 1,513 cases and one death, and Loreto with 968 cases.
- Piura’s health authority is executing a 2026 prevention and control plan, reporting 705 cases through week 08, investigating a probable dengue death in Sullana, and deploying inspectors and focal fumigation in areas such as Máncora and Los Órganos.
- The Health Ministry has introduced dengue vaccination for minors in the San Martín region as a targeted preventive measure.
- Health teams identify household containers as key mosquito breeding sites, and authorities also note 649 leptospirosis cases rising with the rains.