Overview
- EsSalud reported that PCR tests on swab and blood samples processed by the INS Bacterial Zoonoses Lab were negative for Bacillus anthracis.
- The patient, identified as Deysi Quinteros Pradinett, remains under care at Hospital Félix Torrealva in Ica with favorable clinical evolution.
- The Provincial Municipality of Ica had temporarily closed the municipal slaughterhouse as a precaution to review biosecurity, test workers, and conduct medical evaluations.
- Authorities notified SENASA and regional health teams, which began epidemiological checks and facility assessments as part of standard containment protocols.
- Peru’s Health Ministry reiterated there is no transmission risk from meat sold through authorized slaughterhouses and that anthrax does not spread from person to person.