Some 27 people have died in the country because of leptospirosis in so far this year, while the disease has affected some 669, whose cases could increase as recorded higher levels of rain, warned yesterday the deputy health minister Collective.
In this regard, José Rodriguez Amber revealed that the Ministry of Public Health maintains active surveillance of cases and urged people to avoid children go barefoot and introduced in stagnant water.
Yesterday the Ministry of Public Health distributed a guide containing a series of recommendations to prevent disease caused by bacteria transmitted to humans by contact through wounds or mucous in the urine of animals, all rats.
It states that health personnel should be monitored weekly febrile illness, to guide the population and make the tests provided to any person who comes to health facilities with signs suspicious.
Among the recommendations to the public that are done by the Ministry of avoiding swimming, walking, water play, mud and vegetation that might be contaminated with urine, especially when people have wounds and rashes. It also suggests people working in agriculture to use plastic boots and gloves.
Other recommendations are to eliminate the rats in homes and recreational areas and placing poison that can get free public health centers, and avoid clusters of garbage, junk, old clothes and papers at home and its surroundings.
Calls to withdraw in the night water and animal food, and wash the containers canned juices, soft drinks and other packaging before consuming food.
Among the animals that can transmit leptospirosis are rodents, dogs, pigs, cattle and can be acquired by exposure to moist soils contaminated, such as rice paddies, streams, stagnant and contaminated water as well as household utensils improperly sanitized.
