Plague in Peru
Northern Peru (La Libertad, Cajamarca, Lambayeque, Piura) holds the most active plague foci in South America. Peru had 1,248 cases in 1992-1994 and 74 in 2010-2018, but submitted no data to WHO for 2019-2025.
Updated:
Situation now
No 2026 human plague reports found. A suspected case in Paijan, La Libertad, that still circulates online dates from 2023 and was ruled out as H1N1.
Authority: CDC Peru (MINSA)
Natural foci
Northern Peru
ModerateHosts: Wild and domestic rodents, guinea pigs
La Libertad, Cajamarca, Lambayeque and Piura.
Latest signals
Headlines attributed to Peru in the last 45 days. Not verified by us.
No plague signals for Peru in the last 45 days.