Showing posts with label Leptospirosis. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Leptospirosis. Show all posts

05 September 2012

Leptospirosis


Leptospirosis is an infection that is caused by a bacteria, Leptospirainterrogans. It is primarily an infection of lower animals such as cattle, pigs, horses, dogs, rats and other rodents. It affects humans only occasionally.In their animal hosts, the leptospira bacteria rarely cause symptomatic disease. Hence, these animals often serve as healthy carriers of the infection.

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04 January 2012

Leptospirosis outbreak hits Northern Mindanao


The Department of Health (DoH) in Northern Mindanao has declared a leptospirosis outbreak in the city and had placed government and non-government hospitals in Northern Mindanao on a “Code Red” status.
 

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