Leptospirosis - PAHO/WHO | Pan American Health Organization
May 1, 2017 · Leptospirosis is a zoonotic disease with epidemic potential, especially after a heavy rainfall, caused by a bacterium called Leptospira. Leptospira interrogans is pathogenic to humans and animals, with more than 200 serologic variants or serovars. Humans usually acquire leptospirosis through direct contact with the urine of infected animals or a urine-contaminated …
Leptospirosis - OPS/OMS | Organización Panamericana de la Salud …
Dec 16, 2014 · La leptospirosis es una enfermedad zoonótica de potencial epidémico, principalmente después de lluvias fuertes, causada por una bacteria llamada leptospira. Leptospira interrogans es patogénica para los hombres y los animales, con más de 200 variedades serológicas o serovariedades. Los seres humanos generalmente adquieren la …
Leptospirosis can also be an occupational hazard for people who work outdoors or with animals, such as rice and sugar-cane field workers, farmers, sewer workers, veterinarians, dairy workers, and military personnel. It is also a recreational hazard to those who swim or wade in contaminated water. Leptospirosis is a
Fact Sheet: Leptospirosis - PAHO/WHO | Pan American Health …
May 1, 2017 · Both the medical community and the general public need to be informed of the risk of the disease, especially after a hurricane or flood since leptospirosis outbreaks are very common. For this reason there are risk communication guidelines. Physicians and health care providers should be informed about the symptoms of leptospirosis, risk factors, diagnostic …
conocimiento de la leptospirosis como un problema de salud pública y el objetivo de esta guía es asistir en ese proceso. En muchos aspectos, la leptospirosis puede ser vista como una enfermedad emergente lo que ha llevado a aumentar el interés y la demanda de información sobre esta enfermedad, especialmente en los países en desarrollo.
Documents - PAHO/WHO | Pan American Health Organization
May 31, 2013 · Report of the Meetings of the National forum of leptospirosis of Nicaragua and international meeting of ...
Spotlight Series: Leptospirosis - PAHO
The Centre safekeeps the collection of Leptospira cultures (Coleção de Leptospira -CLEP) by continuous culturing of live bacteria and shipment of bacteria cultures to national laboratories in order to build capacities on the diagnosis of leptospirosis across Member States. Recently, Cuba, Guatemala, and Panama submitted requests to the Centre ...
Leptospirosis humana: Guía para el diagnóstico, vigilancia y
Oct 23, 2003 · Esta guía va dirigida a los trabajadores de la salud (médicos, técnicos de laboratorio, microbiólogos, trabajadores de salud pública, veterinarios y biólogos interesados en zoonosis) que no tienen un conocimiento especializado sobre la leptospirosis pero que desean tener una información general sobre el microorganismo en cuestión y la enfermedad que …
Report of the second meeting of the leptospirosis burden ... - PAHO
Oct 25, 2010 · The Leptospirosis Burden Epidemiology Reference Group (LERG), an advisory group to the Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO) on the epidemiology of leptospirosis, was established in 2009 following an informal WHO consultation in 2006. The first meeting of LERG (LERG 1) took place on 2–4 December 2009 in Geneva. The LERG …
Report of the first meeting of the leptospirosis burden …
Oct 25, 2010 · The Leptospirosis Burden Epidemiology Reference Group (LERG), convened as an advisory group to the Director-General of WHO, is tasked with quantifying and describing the leptospirosis burden in different populations, using summary measures of mortality and disability, such as disability-adjusted life years (DALYs). The first meeting of the LERG was held on 2–4 …