Ecuador, Manabi alert for leptospirosis

Twenty cases of leptospirosis have been detected in the province of Manabi during the first two weeks of 2011. Health officials believe there should not cause alarm but to raise awareness for extreme sanitary measures in their environment, as the disease arises from contact of water with the urine of animals such as rats, horses, cats and dogs. 11 of the cases have been detected in the prison, El Rodeo.
The disease is endemic in Abdon Calderon, Alajuela, San Placido (Portoviejo rural parishes). Rains have contributed to the spread of the disease. Read Article