Peru declares health emergency as dengue outbreak ‘imminent’



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Peru declared a health emergency across most of the country on Monday as a heat wave and heavy rains have led to a spike in dengue fever cases. The South American nation’s death toll due to the virus has risen to 32 so far this year, Health Minister Cesar Vasquez said on Monday.


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