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AN EXPANDING ZOONOSIS
Public Health yesterday confirmed the first case of human visceral leishmaniasis
This is a 52-year-old from Ituzaing?, where there shall be filed even sick animals. Remains isolated under treatment in hospital Vidal. Contracted the most dangerous of the variants, although expected to be recovered.
In Ituzaing?, a town which had not even reported positive cases in animals, was the first human patient with visceral leishmaniasis in the province. This is a 52 year old man who presented very strong symptoms characterized with fever, malaise and enlarged liver. Is isolated in a regular hospital room Vidal, in this capital, under treatment and symptoms still strong.
The doctors who treated him assumed any other condition, unless the one transmitted by the sandfly vector. However, when in doubt, all precautions were taken.
Finally, the results surprised the medical staff to confirm the first case of human visceral leishmaniasis.
Eduardo Tassano, undersecretary of Hospital Services of the Ministry of Health, said this means that, before the symptoms were asked a series of studies, including one to detect the presence of the leishmania parasite.
"So it was thought at one point that could be a multiple myeloma, a form of cancer," said yesterday at the official Republic. Then explained that, following the confirmation of the first study, there was another, "for pathology, which also indicated the presence of the disease."
The type of man who contracted leishmaniasis is the visceral, the most dangerous. You can kill the patient's life if not treated quickly.
"It can be fatal, but treatment with antiparasitic for always effective," said Tassano to mention that in this case and are providing the necessary drugs.
For his part, Minister of Health, Julian Dindart, said "no surprise" this case. "According to statistics, one year after an outbreak in animals, begin to appear human cases," he said.
Vector Lock
After confirming the first case of human visceral leishmaniasis Ituzaing?, the provincial health portfolio triggered an intense operation block vector in the neighborhood where the patient lives. Surprisingly, Tassano noted that the city had not reported cases in dogs, "even were no reports of possible cases by the neighbors."
"However, we know that the mosquito is everywhere," he warned.
In this regard, Dindart noted that "control of the pet and early consultation are the only ways to prevent and that is an individual responsibility." He argued that "to stop this outbreak is to lower the rate of delivery by cleaning yards."
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