Peru declares health emergency due to spike in Guillain-Barre syndrome cases

: The Peruvian government declared a 90-day national health emergency Saturday due to an “unusual increase” of cases of Guillain-Barre syndrome, which total 165 with four deaths, reported Xinhua.

Among the measures were the acquisition of intravenous immunoglobulin and human albumin, as well as specialised diagnosis of the biological agents associated with the syndrome and assisted air transport for patients in emergency or critical condition. So far this year, at least 18 of the country’s 24 departments have reported at least one case of the syndrome.

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