Argentina-Detected a 37th case of canine leishmaniasis in Corrientes

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Detected a second case of canine leishmaniasis in Corrientes
Publication Date: Friday, February 11, 2011

A second case of canine leishmaniasis was detected in the provincial capital and the Ministry of Health confirmed that it is investigated whether it is indigenous. This is a dog residing in the neighborhood Serantes where the Capital Municipality yesterday held the block vector.
Crews Zoonosis Division stationed Municipality in the district yesterday Serantes for vector block upon detection of a new case of canine leishmaniasis. The spraying took place in the entire block where the dog was found affected.
The reference in the area of Zoonoses, Ministry of Health of the Province Pers?ncula Lilian spoke of the situation and said he received notification of a veterinarian who works with the Branch and works in the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, who called to report on the case. He then added that it is unclear whether it is a case of indigenous or imported, as it is in the study stage.
For its part owner of Carlos Molina Provasi municipal Zoonoses, highlighted the excellent disposition of the neighbors who allowed the agents entry to their homes so they can be fumigated. With regard to the case of leishmaniasis reported that it is a rottweiler breed dog 2 years and a half (after the consent of the owners) then proceeded to euthanize the animal.
Moreover, it was learned that today a group of community officials will return to the neighborhood Serantes for blood sample footage of the dogs in the area.

Prevention
To prevent the disease is necessary to have the yard neat and tidy, remove all that is pileup, have no leaves on the trees where moisture accumulated since in those places is where the sandfly vector of leishmaniasis. Have the yard clean also helps fight against the vector of dengue, yellow fever and leishmaniasis.
People with pets should have regular checkups with the veterinarian, be up to date with vaccines and in this case with the issue of leishmaniasis is very important to use the collar which covers the animal in a 100 per cent of the mosquitoes.

 

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Re: Argentina-Detected a second case of canine leishmaniasis in Corrientes

Re: Argentina-Detected a second case of canine leishmaniasis in Corrientes

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Was formed Leishmaniasis Control Committee

The Ministry of Public Health of the province led the committee to combat leishmaniasis that was made yesterday when various sectors gathered to outline strategies. The head of the provincial health portfolio Dindart Julian was concerned about the progress of the disease and the possibility of human cases and stressed the importance of working together and that as the Ministry can not cover all areas such as environmental management incumbent upon the municipality.

Public Health Minister, Dr. Julian Dindart, led the meeting which formed the Committee to Combat Leishmaniasis in the province of the same participating institutions involved in the issue. The meeting was to outline strategies to continue to fight the disease that already has five confirmed cases in the capital of Corrientes.

To make contact with the media the Minister said "The cases filed are in dogs, there are a significant number of infected dogs in both capital and within the important thing is that having dogs infected human potential will appear also with this disease variant of cutaneous or visceral leishmaniasis, the latter being the most serious since last year we had cases of this disease is really serious. "

"So we held a meeting yesterday where he remained formed a committee to fight against leishmaniasis and signed a memorandum of agreement, because here there are shared responsibilities with respect to this disease and this is from the neighbor caring for your pet and cleaning his yard, town doing their job of cleaning, descacharrado and controlling the amount of stray animals and we monitor patients with suspected sick or to treat disease, "said the head of the Provincial Health Portfolio.

"In this meeting we had yesterday came a fixed work schedule throughout the year as surely they will start to appear human cases at some point and need to maintain a constant and steady action throughout this year and those who come because we will not leishmaniasis has used up within a year. Although the cases appeared in the neighborhood Serantes the disease is in all the province of Corrientes and Entre Rios in this moment, the disease is going down the tropicalization makes this case and we must be prepared for this and be responsible from the individual to the collective, "said Julian Dindart.

Ministry of Public Health

Dr. Natalia Montiel, Director of Epidemiology of the Ministry of Public Health of the province, said "Leishmaniasis is a disease that epidemiologically considered one cares for neglected diseases that require rapid and timely as under these activities, the role of the Ministry of Health is to protect individuals and prevent where possible the emergence of human cases. "

"This brings us back to raise awareness throughout the medical community to establish criteria for the disease in people who go to the doctor and are under suspicion and that this disease may have unusual symptoms but may be related to this condition such as, diarrhea, persistent fever and can be overlapped a true picture such as a visceral leishmaniasis can be fatal even for these patients. "

Faculty of Medicine

The Secretary of University Extension of the Faculty of Medicine Dr. Jorge Saucedo talked about the role of the University in the committee formed to fight against leishmaniasis "In principle we will try to bring everything with which we in the medical school as training to all medical professionals both capital and the interior to ensure that all professionals be alert to symptoms compatible with leishmaniasis, which today can be missed because it is one of the neglected diseases and once again we must incorporate as a professional element when making a diagnosis. "

Municipality of Corrientes

Finally, the Secretary of Health of the Municipality of Corrientes Mr. Carlos Frette said "We are very pleased with the work we are doing in conjunction with the province that is part of the activities already performed with other diseases such as dengue and H1N1 , and before this new scourge the municipality is working in the field with the Provincial Government carrying out the protocol that we have for this disease is to inform the pet owner on the condition you have and explain that if necessary we reach the euthanasia of the pet to avoid spreading evil and raise awareness among residents of the nine blocks adjoining the home of the dog and make the corresponding block and added to these activities spraying to combat the vector. "

Faculty of Veterinary Medicine

For its part, the Academic Secretary of the Faculty of Veterinary Richard Maidment responsible for Leishmaniasis in the same talk about the role they will fulfill this faculty "Our job will be to transmit knowledge to students and veterinary colleagues and the laboratory of this disease created two years ago we diagnose all cases of dogs that are necessary and will continue to work jointly with the Ministry of Public Health and the Capital City because we believe it is the only way to combat this disease that we are concerned ".

Veterinary Professional Council

Then Stephen Gappel President of the Professional Council of the Province Veterinary, "As Council umbrella of all veterinary professionals we are obliged by law to participate in any kind of action which is at risk both the health of the animal as people, our involvement is a legal issue but mostly human to be present when society or the circumstances require, and this is an absolutely exceptional circumstances as we are witnessing a dangerous zoonosis mainly transmitted by vectors and dispersion is quantitatively and qualitatively. "

"Veterinarians have a moral and legal obligation to report cases that arise from this disease, so veterinarians are alert and constantly involved in courses, seminars and conferences and training themselves from the advice we are updating skills so they can be useful at this juncture, "said Gappel ended.

Was made up Saturday afternoon the Committee of Struggle Against Leishmaniasis, it will meet again tomorrow afternoon to coordinate actions to take and to publicize the situation and progress on this issue.

 

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Re: Argentina-Detected a second case of canine leishmaniasis in Corrientes

Re: Argentina-Detected a second case of canine leishmaniasis in Corrientes

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BLOCK TODAY SERANTES
The sixth case confirmed
Publication Date: Thursday, February 17, 2011

In Capital there are now six confirmed cases of leishmaniasis officially, the last of them belongs to San Antonio Oeste neighborhood, where an operation was performed yesterday lock. In addition, three other dogs are inspecting the same area. Today we will conduct a similar survey in the Serafin, one of the most complicated.
Following the death of a dog that had symptoms char-acteristics of the disease, the Ministry of Public Health and Zoonoses Division of the Municipality of Corrientes carried out an operation block in the San Antonio Oeste, street Comechingones at 3400. There the dog was found infected and removed him from place to practic?rsele euthanasia only solution recommended by the World Health Organization for advanced cases, to prevent the disease from spreading and affecting people.
Then he proceeded to spray the area and the control of dogs, which had blood taken for examination.
Were evaluated in all twenty cases, one confirmed and three more were under observation because they do not have any symptoms.
Results would be known today.
A similar comprehensive inspection will be implemented today with an operation to be carried out in the neighborhood Serafin, close to San Antonio Oeste, a total of nine blocks.
Worth noting that in this neighborhood was where detected four of the six existing cases.
The survey will be an extension of that already took place during the week and proceed to take samples of animals, implementing all the respective shares for the case in the surrounding blocks to the house where he lived the last infected animal.

 

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Re: Argentina-Detected a sixth case of canine leishmaniasis in Corrientes

Re: Argentina-Detected a sixth case of canine leishmaniasis in Corrientes

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THE DOGS WILL BE KILLED
Confirmed four new cases of leishmaniasis

The director of municipal Zoonoses, Carlos Molina Provassi, reported that four new cases were detected in samples yesterday. Current and a total of 10 infected animals.
Were confirmed four new cases of leishmaniasis in the capital, bringing the total to 10 dogs infected with the disease.

"We must be alert, however were instructed to neighborhood residents Serafin, to prevent the infection reaches humans," said the director of municipal Zoonoses, Carlos Molina Provassi.

Speaking to radio Sudamericana Provassi Dr. Molina said, "shots taken yesterday in the neighborhood Serafin, 4 new cases emerged. This brings the total to 10. "

"The measures to be implemented, is to continue the slaughter of these dogs. At the moment there are no symptoms to humans. The inhabitants of the neighborhood Serantes they have been properly instructed the care they should have. "

"A society we reiterate that must remain on alert. That is to do the cleaning is always recommended and we ask all pet owners to avoid exposing their pets, "he said.

"We blocked the vector, but unfortunately we reiterate that area, whose infrastructure is wet and geographical climate for the habitat of leishmaniasis."

"Within four or five days return to the neighborhood Serafin, to reiterate to the fumigation, we had done."

Among the recommendations offered by Molina are you test to look after your pet, that is not loose on the street, at dusk and dawn not left exposed to gardens, or landfills.

Additionally, we recommend the use of repellent on dogs collar, which cost around 80 pesos and can be purchased at pet stores.

 

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Re: Argentina-Detected a 10th case of canine leishmaniasis in Corrientes

Re: Argentina-Detected a 10th case of canine leishmaniasis in Corrientes

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Current concern about a possible mass outbreak of leishmaniasis
Saturday, February 19, 2011 - Published in the print edition

The mainstream media have been warning about the possibility of a massive outbreak of leishmaniasis in the nearby capital, where the disease is focused in some neighborhoods and generated a popular concern for the time already exhausted the existence of repellent collars for dogs.

The pets can transmit disease when infected with the protozoa that cause it. The most common infection occurs when they are bitten by gnats or carach?is that, by doing the same with human beings, those inoculated into these microscopic organisms. Leishmaniasis manifests with skin ulcers, but in its severest form can attack the liver and spleen, causing death.

Community Concern

Corrientes media say that, despite various campaigns are running and operational sanitation to prevent the spread of leishmaniasis, a massive outbreak is feared because of the large number of dogs with clinical symptoms of the disease, and several cases and were positive.
"The situation in some districts is complicated because the families have four to five dogs each, and there are many trees and organic matter so that there is a transmitter of leishmaniasis, sand fly," said Alexis Burna veterinarian committee member control formed in the neighboring province.
"We are working intensively to the neighbors understand that a sick dog endangers the entire family and the community in which it moves," he added.
The carach?is live in the ground near the vegetation in kennels, leaves and roots of trees, in dark, moist, with plenty of organic matter to breed, so that professionals recommend cleaning the sites and prevent the formation of the habitat.
Since they met last cases of canine leishmaniasis in Corrientes, demand shot up collars that repel the insect that transmits the disease, so much to get the article in the veterinary center of the city is very difficult. Their prices vary between 70 and 90 pesos, but warn that sellers may increase because it is difficult to achieve.

 

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Re: Argentina-Detected a 13th case of canine leishmaniasis in Corrientes

Re: Argentina-Detected a 13th case of canine leishmaniasis in Corrientes

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Leishmaniasis: other 14 dogs may be infected in different neighborhoods
Publication Date: Monday, February 21, 2011

The animals were tested last week for symptoms compatible and in the coming days will reveal the results. The specialists of the Epidemiology suspect that the vector is circulating in the affected area.


From today, the raking back to the areas where leishmaniasis is found.
THE DATA
Social networking sites like Facebook, members of movements to protect the animals were opposed to the slaughter of infected animals and ensured that the current situation could have been prevented.

NUMBER
13
are cases of leishmaniasis were detected so far this year in Corrientes.


The results of the tests were performed on 14 dogs with symptoms compatible with leishmaniasis would be released today or tomorrow. The animals were detected in 2 of the neighborhoods where the disease was recorded: Serafin and San Antonio Oeste.
From today, members of the teams to combat leishmaniasis resume raking in the affected areas. According to estimate of Epidemiology professionals, chances are that the vector is circulating in the city.
The 14 dogs that may suffer from leishmaniasis were analyzed after a revision of 35 animals of 9 blocks in the neighborhoods where the first cases. The dogs had symptoms consistent with the disease, so we decided to take their blood samples and the results would be finalized in the coming hours.
After the speeches last week, the technical teams will return today to the districts and San Antonio Oeste Serantes to continue the task of raking. As advised by the Directorate of Epidemiology of the Province, the most striking feature of the cases is that most are from the same place, demonstrating the presence of the vector.
NB Of the 13 cases reported, the first presented epidemiological link with the city of La Cruz, where active transmission of canine visceral leishmaniasis. Meanwhile, the other 12 cases, 8 were detected in the neighborhood Serantes and 4 in the San Antonio Oeste.
Experts say it is "an urban and economic conditions - adequate epidemiological vector for the spread of transmitter, since there is abundant vegetation on vacant land adjacent to the cases and within the home itself, as well as abundant organic matter product household waste and abundant shade. "

 

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Re: Argentina-Detected a 16th case of canine leishmaniasis in Corrientes

Re: Argentina-Detected a 16th case of canine leishmaniasis in Corrientes

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REINFORCE ACTIONS AND AWARENESS TO THE PEOPLE
Concerned about the progression of leishmaniasis
Publication Date: Thursday, February 24, 2011

Referents from different areas and health agencies involved in the fight against leishmaniasis unveiled case number 16 in the city, which was recorded in a new neighborhood. They agreed to intensify work to prevent spread to other sectors and humans.

The struggle committee met to set actions to take against the spread of the disease.
The Committee to Combat Leishmaniasis met yesterday at Government House to define the strategies to follow in a coordinated manner and evaluate the actions taken. Also announced yesterday the existence of a new case in the district Madariaga and warned the possibility of the disease to spread in most sectors and even in humans. On the day the emphasis was on the task of sensitizing the population and control tasks sterilization of dogs, responsible pet ownership and euthanasia. Today is another comprehensive operational-ra in the Serafin.
The board, composed of representatives of the Ministry of Public Health, Municipality, School of Veterinary Medicine and the Unne, Professional Medical Council veterinary practitioners, and the Neighborhood Improvement Program, "was chaired by Deputy Secretary of Health Management, Eduardo Tassano , who was commissioned to make publicly known the existence in the sixteenth case of leishmaniasis, in a neighborhood that did not register until infected.
The meeting dealt mainly with the intensification of actions and the need to provide clear information to the community. You also worked on the municipal ordinance which provides for the euthanasia of animals and responsible stewardship of over-dimensions, among other topics. And assured to continue the blockade and raking tasks that remain in the Serantes today.
By the appearance of new cases of canine visceral leishmaniasis, the undersecretary Tassano said: "This confirms that there will be several more dogs that we detected in different neighborhoods," explaining that Corrientes is a big city and presents conditions for the presence of mosquito, as grasslands and wetlands.
For its part, Health Undersecretary Ricardo Cardozo said some recommendations, such as using repellent on people, mosquito nets at home, necklaces or pipettes in pets.
In the workbench also clarified the criteria for treatment in humans and recommended the use of protective gear for field activities. As the Ministry of Public Health is committed in providing repellent from the Bureau of Epidemiology for people and institutions that develop these activities.
"We have to assume that the problem is installed, the outbreak has not yet peaked, we may have more cases in animals and in the coming months appear human cases. But people must know that the medical team is ready ", he assured, noting that for the case in humans are appropriate treatments.
Since the health portfolio is also requested to be carried out training on leishmaniasis in conjunction with all health centers, including Caps, Saps and medical staff.
It was also proposed to continue monitoring activities and raking, expanding the areas where cases were detected attentive to the complaints of residents of other neighborhoods.

 

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Re: Argentina-Detected a 34th case of canine leishmaniasis in Corrientes

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PATHOLOGY AND FOCUSES ON FOUR QUARTERS
Confirmed two other cases of leishmaniasis
Publication Date: Friday, February 25, 2011

These two laboratories recorded positive for canine leishmaniasis in the neighborhood Serafin, where in total 10 cases were confirmed. Call to strengthen preventive measures.

For policymakers, it is essential household cleaning and pastures. Fumigation intensified in areas with confirmed cases.
After detecting the first imported case was recorded in the center of the city, joined by 10 indigenous cases in the Serafin, 6 in San Antonio Oeste and a General Madariaga, and there are 18 dogs infected with leishmaniasis Corrientes. Two of these cases were confirmed yesterday, which updates the status of gravity and alert.
"The situation is worrying," assessed the Secretary of Health of the province, Richard Cardozo, for whom, "with 90 thousand dogs potential of acquiring the disease, the disease spreads across the city."
However, and while health authorities step up measures and call for responsible ownership of pets, confirmed two new cases of leishmaniasis in dogs in the area of Serafin. The detection was possible after a team led by the Division of Zoonosis blocking tasks in the neighborhood Madariaga, which had the case number 16. Raking and tasks carried out sampling in the neighborhood Serafin, there was Don, of two new cases detected, and do not rule out having more in the next hours.
Yesterday afternoon, when the sun went down, co will commence spraying tasks block consisting of nine blocks around where cases were reported. Repellent was distributed to nearby homes for people to be prevented and thus prevent infection in humans.
"We believe the disease is in many neighborhoods," said Cardozo due to the distribution of pathology. In addition to this there are 90 000 stray dogs, potential reservoirs of leishmaniasis.
"One of the more clear when prevention is the responsible ownership of pets. If we assume the responsibility of pet ownership, we need you-Nerl under veterinary supervision and avoid wandering dogs, "said Cardozo on the radio.
In this context he said it appears that the disease arrived to stay. In this regard explained that "while not improving the socioeconomic status, are recorded these emerging diseases."
The pathology involves two to six months of incubation and have not yet been detected in humans, although the odds are high. Add a 20% mortality and requires not only joint action between public statements, but also the active participation of the community.
Anemia, paleness, diarrhea are some of the symptoms of the disease. In the first doubt, people should make the query. The vector is a "mosquito that breeds in rubbish, damp and dark.
For dogs with symptoms, call the phone number for the Municipal Zoonosis Division: 474221. To inquire about symptoms in human hands, contact the Epidemiology Department of the Province to 475324.
Basically the authorities gave priority to the prevention scheme, while on the other tasks in the field plotted. It was this that ended Wednesday at the meeting of the fight against the disease.

 

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Re: Argentina-Detected a 37th case of canine leishmaniasis in Corrientes

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CONFIRMED YESTERDAY TWO and ONE IN SERANTES QUINTANA
The sum leishmaniasis cases and expands
Publication Date: Thursday, March 3, 2011

The Public Health Ministry confirmed three infected dogs, one of them in Quintana so far no cases. San Antonio Serafin and West are still the most complicated. Health workers insist on responsible pet ownership and study off the street dog population.

Now block the area where the infected dog appeared Quintana.
Leishmaniasis continues to spread in the neighborhoods of the capital, and yesterday confirmed three new cases in dogs, two of them in the Serantes and another in the Quintana, an area so far recorded no infections. The situation worries health workers to the point that have been absorbed in the fight against leishmaniasis and have neglected other preventive measures such as dengue.
So far Serantes neighborhoods and San Antonio Oeste, are showing the greatest number of dogs infected with leishmaniasis parasite. However, others such as Centro, Madariaga, Freedom and Quintana also had to sacrifice animals for the disease.
The Control Committee continues to work raking, blood sampling and vector block to prevent the disease continues to spread. Yesterday was a second round of spraying in the block where positive cases were found in the neighborhood San Antonio Oeste, and the four adjacent. They reported that today would do a block in the Quintana area where the new dog appeared infected.
Since the body insist on responsible pet ownership, environmental management and ask the dog owners to be alert to symptoms. "Flow is too large, and beyond the actions we perform, we can not cover all. It is necessary that the neighbors are aware of the seriousness of the situation and the measures that must be followed to prevent the expansion, "said the director of the Municipal Zoonosis, Carlos Molina Provassi.
Also concerning Zoonoses, provincial portfolio, Claudia Benitez Sosa, stressed the importance of responsible ownership and noted that it is necessary that "each owner take your pet to the veterinary control, watch for symptoms such as hair loss, especially around the eyes, some ulcers, weakness, poor appetite, excessive growth of nails, among other symptoms that catch the eye, "he said.
He warned that "very difficult process of elimination of sandfly transmitter and when we lock the adult mosquito is removed, but are the larvae may be in the garbage, weeds, leaves and fruits that fall to the ground in moist soil, clarified.
As for the approximately 90 thousand stray dogs, the official said they are having weekly meetings with community referring to "pull down the dog population in the medium and long term" as a means of preventing the spread of this and other diseases.
The head of Zoonoses also recalled that in the case of humans, if the disease is not diagnosed early, it also has a fatal outcome, so it is important to be alert to symptoms such as fever of 15 days or more, weakness, shortness of appetite, enlarged abdomen, among other signals that indicate the presence of the disease. Faced with the possible appearance of symptoms, recommended "to see a doctor with any questions through the provincial program is completely free treatment," he said.