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Welcome to Pucallpa…

Published on January 28, 2013 By scoot

This is the sign that welcomes you to Pucallpa. It is old, faded, needs cleaning and is just like the rest of the city. Pucallpa is in the midst of a major transformation.  Change is everywhere! Construction projects are booming. We are an oil and gas rich area as well as having some of the [...]

Pucallpa Dengue Update 2012

Published on December 2, 2012 By scoot

According to the media here the epidemic is on the decline. El Comercio is reporting that the cases are slowing down and only three people are still in ICU (Intensive Care Unit). So far 11 dead and over 4,000 cases. The fumigation program continues but is rather ineffective. This is a result of poor communication along with a voluntary [...]

Dengue in Pucalllpa 2012

Published on November 12, 2012 By scoot

Pucallpa Dengue Update: Just a heads up, as I type this the fumigation teams are out working hard. Dengue is having an early impact on Pucallpa this year. Over 600 new cases in in the past few weeks and rising and 4 deaths from hemorrhagic dengue last week. One guy was 21. Usually we don’t [...]

Back from my bout with Dengue…

Published on December 26, 2009 By scoot

Oh the damage one little mosquito can do… It has been a few weeks since I updated the blog, with good reason.  I was very sick.  I had dengue a mosquito borne illness. Think malaria’s evil sister, it was awful.  I had a fever of 102-105 for about a week.  The first few days I was [...]

Dengue in Pucallpa…

Published on October 26, 2009 By scoot

As you know, I am living in Pucallpa, Peru.  There is currently a dengue outbreak here.  At least 31 people here are sick with it.  It is nothing like Malaria, which is preventable and treatable.  There is no preventative, other than aggressive controls on standing water.  If you are interested in learning more about how [...]