Survival International: Peru Amazon Indians struck by swine flu ‘for first time’
August 20, 2009 by · Leave a Comment
The first cases of swine flu – also known as the AH1N1 virus – have recently been confirmed among Amazonian Indians, raising experts’ fears of a devastating contagion amongst peoples with no immunity to outside diseases, reported London-based Survival International. Last week, Peru’s Health Ministry reported that seven Matsiguenga tribe natives living along Peru’s Urubamba [...]
