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On April 30, 2012, laboratory confirmation was received of the most recent case of locally contracted leptospirosis. The patient, a 15 year-old male U.S. Navy dependent, had hiked to Tarzan Falls on the Ylig River in Yona district. Previous cases of leptospirosis have occurred in hikers in the same area in 2004, 2007 and 2008 and a fatal infection due to the “brain-eating amoeba” Naegleria fowleri was contracted in 1991 by a young man who had been swimming in a stream in the Inarajan district. While boonie stomping is generally a safe and healthful activity, care should be taken to avoid getting possibly contaminated water in the mouth, nose, and eyes or in cuts or abrasions of the skin.
GUAM ANIMAL DISEASE (ZOONOSES) REPORTS REPORTS RECEIVED FOR THE WEEK ENDING 5/12/2012
Ehrlichia canis – 2 canine cases, Leptospirosis – 1 canine case
GUAM ANIMAL DISEASE (ZOONOSES) REPORTS REPORTS RECEIVED FOR THE WEEK ENDING 5/12/2012
Ehrlichia canis – 2 canine cases, Leptospirosis – 1 canine case
