Table 2.
Malaria, dengue, and leptospirosis cases from 2018 to 2020
| Years | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | ||
| Number of febrile cases | 51,945 | 29,013 | 17,493* | |
| Number of cases of malaria | Plasmodium falciparum | 9,340 | 3,891 | 851† |
| Plasmodium vivax | 34,198 | 18,034 | 4,310† | |
| Number of cases of dengue | 2,177 | 2,522 | 6,882‡ | |
| Number of cases of leptospirosis | 1,020 | 3,032 | 5,422† | |
Centro de Prevención y Control de Enfermedades–CPC de la Dirección Regional de Salud de Loreto–MINSA. Updated at epidemiological week 27, 2020.
*
COVID-19 febrile cases are not included.
†
Cases reported in the first 3 months of the year; after that, the number decreased significantly.
‡
Dengue outbreak from December 2019 to March 2020.