2022–2023 mpox outbreak in peru 2022–2023 mpox outbreak in peru the 2022–2023 mpox outbreak in peru is a part of the outbreak of human mpox caused by the west african clade of the monkeypox virus. the outbreak reached peru on 26 june 2022. 2022–2023 mpox outbreak in peruconfirmed and suspected cases by province. diseasempoxvirus strainmonkeypox virus(west african clade)locationperuindex caselimaarrival datejune 26, 2022 (2022-06-26)–present (10 months, 2 weeks and 3 days)dateas of 19 september 2022confirmed cases2,211 (minsa)25 (press sources)suspected cases‡0 (minsa)41 (press sources)hospitalized cases86 (minsa)2 (press sources)recovered1,699 (minsa)0 (press sources)deaths0 (minsa)2 (press sources)government websitewhat is monkeypox?mpox situation room(both websites in spanish)‡suspected cases have not been confirmed by laboratory tests as being due to this strain, although some other strains may have been ruled out. mpox cases in peru () deaths recoveries confirmed cases active casesjunjunjuljulaugaugsepseplast 15 dayslast 15 days datecases (rise)deaths (rise) 2022-06-261(n.a.)0(n.a.) 2022-06-271(=)0(n.a.) 2022-06-283(+200%)0(n.a.) 2022-06-293(=)0(n.a.) 2022-06-303(=)0(n.a.) 2022-07-013(=)0(n.a.) 2022-07-023(=)0(n.a.) 2022-07-033(=)0(n.a.) 2022-07-0415(+400%)0(n.a.) 2022-07-0515(=)0(n.a.) 2022-07-0615(=)0(n.a.) 2022-07-0718(+20%)0(n.a.) 2022-07-0821(+17%)0(n.a.) 2022-07-0921(=)0(n.a.) 2022-07-1029(+38%)0(n.a.) 2022-07-1129(=)0(n.a.) 2022-07-1236(+24%)0(n.a.) 2022-07-1346(+28%)0(n.a.) 2022-07-1455(+20%)0(n.a.) 2022-07-1564(+16%)0(n.a.) 2022-07-1678(+22%)0(n.a.) 2022-07-1792(+18%)0(n.a.) 2022-07-1895(+3.3%)0(n.a.) 2022-07-19112(+18%)0(n.a.) 2022-07-20126(+12%)0(n.a.) 2022-07-21143(+13%)0(n.a.) 2022-07-22157(+9.8%)0(n.a.) 2022-07-23183(+17%)0(n.a.) 2022-07-24203(+11%)0(n.a.) 2022-07-25208(+2.5%)0(n.a.) 2022-07-26224(+7.7%)0(n.a.) 2022-07-27251(+12%)0(n.a.) 2022-07-28269(+7.2%)0(n.a.) 2022-07-29275(+2.2%)0(n.a.) 2022-07-30282(+2.5%)0(n.a.) 2022-07-31305(+8.2%)0(n.a.) 2022-08-01313(+2.6%)0(n.a.) 2022-08-02324(+3.5%)0(n.a.) 2022-08-03340(+4.9%)0(n.a.) 2022-08-04396(+16%)0(n.a.) 2022-08-05409(+3.3%)0(n.a.) 2022-08-06409(=)0(n.a.) 2022-08-07505(+23%)0(n.a.) 2022-08-08547(+8.3%)0(n.a.) 2022-08-09583(+6.6%)0(n.a.) 2022-08-10632(+8.4%)0(n.a.) 2022-08-11653(+3.3%)0(n.a.) 2022-08-12676(+3.5%)0(n.a.) 2022-08-13712(+5.3%)0(n.a.) 2022-08-14775(+8.8%)0(n.a.) 2022-08-15834(+7.6%)0(n.a.) 2022-08-16867(+4%)0(n.a.) 2022-08-17891(+2.8%)0(n.a.) 2022-08-18937(+5.2%)0(n.a.) 2022-08-191,022(+9.1%)0(n.a.) 2022-08-201,068(+4.5%)0(n.a.) 2022-08-211,128(+5.6%)0(n.a.) 2022-08-221,188(+5.3%)0(n.a.) 2022-08-231,207(+1.6%)0(n.a.) 2022-08-241,257(+4.1%)0(n.a.) 2022-08-251,300(+3.4%)0(n.a.) 2022-08-261,342(+3.2%)0(n.a.) 2022-08-271,382(+3%)0(n.a.) 2022-08-281,434(+3.8%)0(n.a.) 2022-08-291,463(+2%)0(n.a.) 2022-08-301,496(+2.3%)0(n.a.) 2022-08-311,531(+2.3%)0(n.a.) 2022-09-011,546(+0.98%)0(n.a.) 2022-09-021,590(+2.8%)0(n.a.) 2022-09-031,619(+1.8%)0(n.a.) 2022-09-041,661(+2.6%)0(n.a.) 2022-09-051,724(+3.8%)0(n.a.) 2022-09-061,726(+0.12%)0(n.a.) 2022-09-071,760(+2%)0(n.a.) 2022-09-081,808(+2.7%)0(n.a.) 2022-09-091,844(+2%)0(n.a.) 2022-09-101,896(+2.8%)0(n.a.) 2022-09-111,937(+2.2%)0(n.a.) 2022-09-121,964(+1.4%)0(n.a.) 2022-09-131,989(+1.3%)0(n.a.) 2022-09-142,015(+1.3%)0(n.a.) 2022-09-152,054(+1.9%)0(n.a.) 2022-09-162,091(+1.8%)0(n.a.) background these paragraphs are an excerpt from mpox and 2022-2023 mpox outbreak. mpox (pronounced /ˈɛmpɒks/ em-poks, formerly known as monkeypox) is an infectious viral disease that can occur in humans and some other animals. symptoms include a rash that forms blisters and then crusts over, fever, and swollen lymph nodes. the time from exposure to onset of symptoms ranges from five to twenty-one days and symptoms typically last from two to four weeks. there may be mild symptoms, and it may occur without any symptoms being apparent. cases may be severe, especially in children, pregnant women or people with suppressed immune systems. the disease is caused by the monkeypox virus, a zoonotic virus in the genus orthopoxvirus. the variola virus, the causative agent of smallpox, is also in this genus. it may spread from infected animals by handling infected meat or via bites or scratches. human-to-human transmission can occur through exposure to infected body fluids or contaminated objects, by small droplets, and possibly through the airborne route. people can spread the virus from the onset of symptoms until all the lesions have scabbed and fallen off; with some evidence of spread for more than a week after lesions have crusted. diagnosis can be confirmed by testing a lesion for the virus's dna. there is no known cure. a study in 1988 found that the smallpox vaccine was around 85% protective in preventing infection in close contacts and in lessening the severity of the disease. a newer smallpox and mpox vaccine based on modified vaccinia ankara has been approved, but with limited availability. other measures include regular hand washing and avoiding sick people and animals. antiviral drugs, cidofovir and tecovirimat, vaccinia immune globulin and the smallpox vaccine may be used during outbreaks. the illness is usually mild and most of those infected will recover within a few weeks without treatment. estimates of the risk of death vary from 1% to 10%, although few deaths as a consequence of mpox have been recorded since 2017. an outbreak of mpox, a viral disease then commonly known as "monkeypox", was confirmed in may 2022. the initial cluster of cases was found in the united kingdom, where the first case was detected in london on 6 may 2022 in a patient with a recent travel history from nigeria (where the disease is endemic). on 16 may, the uk health security agency (ukhsa) confirmed four new cases with no link to travel to a country where mpox is endemic. all four cases appeared to have been infected in london. from 18 may 2022 until may 2023, cases were reported from several countries and regions, predominantly in europe and in the americas but also in asia, in africa, and in oceania. the outbreak marked the first time mpox had spread widely outside central and west africa. on 23 july, the director-general of the world health organization (who), tedros adhanom ghebreyesus, declared the outbreak a public health emergency of international concern (pheic). as of 18 march 2023, there had been a total of 86,516 confirmed cases in over 113 countries.in may 2023, the world health organization declared an end to the global health emergency declared in response to the worldwide outbreak of mpox virus. history the first suspected case of infection in the country was reported on 30 may 2022, when health authorities in the department of piura reported the identification of a 70-year-old patient who presented symptoms compatible with mpox and was isolated in the intensive care unit (icu) of the santa rosa hospital (piura). statistics nationwide daily cases show daily cases show daily recovered show daily deaths by region 2022-2023 mpox outbreak by region region minsa press sources cases medical discharges cases suspected discarded ref(s). peru 712 278 39 31 56 — amazonas — — — — — — ancash — — 2 3 1 apurímac — — — — — — arequipa — — 2 5 15 ayacucho — — — 5 — cajamarca — — 2 1 — callao 16 — unspecified — — — cusco 2 — 3 22 1 huancavelica — — — — — — huánuco — — 1 5 — — ica 3 — 3 — — — junín 1 — 1 — — la libertad 12 — 97 6 50 lambayeque — — 6 3 40 lima (p) 236 — unspecified — — — lima (r) 2 — 1 2 — loreto 1 — 1 — — madre de dios 1 — 1 — — moquegua — — — — 1 pasco — — — — — — piura 1 — 1 3 5 puno — — — 2 2 san martín — — 2 3 14 tacna 1 — 1 — 3 tumbes — — — 1 12 ucayali — — 4 17 — updated: september 8, 2022 · history of cases: peru the world health organization (the authority on disease names) announced the new name "mpox" in november 2022. but virus naming is the responsibility of the international committee on the taxonomy of viruses (ictv), who are currently reviewing all orthopoxvirus species. as of march 2023, the official name of the virus remains "monkeypox virus". minsa has not established the origin of the recovered cases. confirmed case in mi perú district. other 15 confirmed cases have not been specified in a geolocated way. confirmed case in paracas district. other 2 confirmed cases has not been specified in a geolocated way. confirmed case(s) in the following districts; san juan de lurigancho (2), comas (1), el agustino (1), lince (1), carabayllo (1), puente piedra (1), la molina (1), villa maría del triunfo (1), ate (3), la victoria (1), san juan de miraflores (1), chorrillos (1), santiago de surco (5), jesús maría (2), pueblo libre (5), lima (5), san martín de porres (5), los olivos (1), santa anita (1), san miguel (3), rímac (2), surquillo (1), san borja (2), miraflores (3) and san isidro (2). other 184 confirmed cases have not been specified in a geolocated way. confirmed case in paramonga. the other confirmed case has not been specified in a geolocated way. confirmed case from veintiséis de octubre district and admitted to the josé cayetano heredia hospital (castilla district). confirmed case isolated in the covid-19 pavilion of the viñani health center (coronel gregorio albarracín lanchipa district). by date cumulative confirmed cases of mpox by day minsa day confirmed recovered deaths ref(s). 10 july 2022 29 — — 11 july 2022 no daily report published. 12 july 2022 36 — — 13 july 2022 46 — — 14 july 2022 55 — — 15 july 2022 64 4 — 16 july 2022 78 4 — 17 july 2022 92 5 — 18 july 2022 95 5 — 19 july 2022 112 12 — 20 july 2022 126 16 — 21 july 2022 143 20 — 22 july 2022 157 24 — 23 july 2022 183 25 — 24 july 2022 203 27 — 25 july 2022 208 27 — 26 july 2022 224 35 — 27 july 2022 251 43 — 28 july 2022 269 54 — 29 july 2022 275 68 — 30 july 2022 282 77 — 31 july 2022 305 91 — 1 august 2022 313 99 — 2 august 2022 324 108 — 3 august 2022 340 120 — 4 august 2022 396 139 — 5 august 2022 409 159 — 6 august 2022 no daily report published. 7 august 2022 505 185 — 8 august 2022 547 202 — 9 august 2022 583 221 — 10 august 2022 632 239 — 11 august 2022 653 260 — 12 august 2022 676 260 — 13 august 2022 712 278 — 14 august 2022 775 308 — 15 august 2022 834 321 — 16 august 2022 867 352 — 17 august 2022 891 374 — 18 august 2022 937 410 — 19 august 2022 1,022 448 — 20 august 2022 1,068 477 — 21 august 2022 1,128 519 — 22 august 2022 1,188 546 — 23 august 2022 1,207 599 — 24 august 2022 1,257 630 — 25 august 2022 1,300 674 — 26 august 2022 1,342 712 — 27 august 2022 1,382 742 — 28 august 2022 1,434 784 — 29 august 2022 1,463 812 — 30 august 2022 1,496 864 — 31 august 2022 1,531 898 — 1 september 2022 1,546 931 — 2 september 2022 1,590 986 — 3 september 2022 1,619 1,034 — 4 september 2022 1,661 1,079 — 5 september 2022 1,724 1,126 — 6 september 2022 1,726 1,190 — 7 september 2022 1,760 1,228 — 8 september 2022 1,808 1,276 — 9 september 2022 1,844 1,329 — 10 september 2022 1,896 1,374 — 11 september 2022 1,937 1,424 — 12 september 2022 1,964 1,459 — 13 september 2022 1,989 1,504 — 14 september 2022 — 15 september 2022 — 16 september 2022 — 17 september 2022 — 18 september 2022 — 19 september 2022 waiting for daily update. updated: september 13, 2022 · history of cases: peru