[Leish-l] FW: PRO/AH/EDR> Leishmaniasis, canine - Argentina: (CN)

jeffrey shaw jayusp at hotmail.com
Fri Feb 12 10:16:30 BRST 2010











This province is in northern Argentina and shares its eastern border with the Brazilian State of Rio Grande do Sul.

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Date: 2010/2/11
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LEISHMANIASIS, CANINE - ARGENTINA: CORRIENTES


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Date: 7 Feb 2010

Source: El Litoral, Argentina [trans. Mod.MPP, edited]

<http://www.el-litoral.com.ar/leer_noticia.asp?IdNoticia=127536>





The appearance of 3 cases of visceral leishmaniasis in less than a

month has begun to raise fear among the population of Santo Tome.

There is panic among the residents; the authorities began to perceive

a change in preventive habits after years of resistance to accepting

the magnitude of this serious disease.



So far this year [2010], Santo Tome is the only town in the province

of Corrientes that has reported cases, and all cases of leishmaniasis

reported have been the visceral type.



The director of the San Juan Bautista Hospital, Pedro Moratorio,

said: "The atmosphere in the city is calm, but there is a significant

behavioral change in people after the appearance of the 3 cases.

Cleaning and maintenance of courtyards of the houses is being

achieved with the collaboration of the municipality," he said.

Another behavior that began to change in the city is the attitude

toward dogs. "People working in controls now complain for the

municipality to act when they see a stray dog with symptoms.



The owner of the hospital said that since he encountered the 1st case

of leishmaniasis in an infant during January 2010 that he maintains a

permanent contact with minister Julian Dindart, who is responsible

for epidemiology and reports on the situation in the locality.



Next week, a team is expected from the Ministry of Health, which will

develop a diagnosis, ascertain the local situation and make contact

with neighbors.



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[There is a potential of further spread of leishmaniasis in northern

Argentina as discussed by ProMED in our posting of 7 Nov 2009. The

new cases show that the focus is established and still not under

control. - Mod.EP]



[see also:

2009

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Leishmaniasis, canine - Argentina: (SF) 20091107.3859

Leishmaniasis - Argentina: epidemic potential 20090225.0787]

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