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  • Argentina-Public Health yesterday confirmed the first case of human visceral leishmaniasis


    Spanish to English translation

    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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    Re: Argentina-Public Health yesterday confirmed the first case of human visceral leishmaniasis


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    Leishmaniasis: discarded cases Ituzaing?
    Publication Date: Friday, April 15, 2011

    Following an extensive operation in the district health Paran? Ituzaing? City, home to the city worker who contracted visceral leishmaniasis, there were no suspected cases in people. Yes there are 14 dogs in the study. The patient continues to evolve in Vidal Hospital, where treatment would begin today.

    40 dogs were analyzed, of which 14 were examined for suspicious symptoms.
    Following the confirmation of a case of visceral leishmaniasis in a resident of Ituzaing?, health workers conducted an operation yesterday vector search block of suspected cases, both dogs and neighborhood residents in Paran?, where the patient resides his family. From Public Health reported that there were only suspected of animal samples, while there were no people with symptoms, although it is possible that new cases, taking into account the presence of the vector. Meanwhile, the patient recovers in the Hospital "Vidal de Corrientes and yesterday the doctors began to be realized evaluating whether antiparasitic treatment.
    Public Health staff, along with doctors and health workers of the Hospital "Ricardo Billinghurst" and technical Ituzaing? Township, conducted an operation yesterday in the Parana district of the city, home to the Commune ituzaingue?a employee who contracted visceral leishmaniasis. The operation consisted of 45 homes spraying to eradicate the insect vector of the disease, the review of 40 dogs in the neighborhood and the search for neighbors with febrile symptoms, first suspicion of disease.
    He informed the benchmark Littoral Epidemiology Department of the Ministry of Public Health, Gustavo Fern?ndez, there were no people with symptoms of fever. Also, the officer explained the operation of the 40 dogs reviewed, sampled 14 suspects, which will be discussed today in the provincial capital. In addition, brochures were distributed to neighbors to make the people aware about the importance of prevention, especially considering that one of his neighbors contracted the dangerous illness in most serious type.
    Fernandez announced that next week there will be a new health operating in that neighborhood and the holidays after the work was extended to the neighborhoods of San Jorge and 180 homes in that city. "Prevention is key and we tried that residents are aware, because the vector is, any time you may see a new case, not only in Ituzaing?, but throughout the coast of the Uruguay River, which is the most vulnerable , because of its proximity to Brazil, "said Fernandez.
    Stable
    While locking tasks intensify vector prevention of disease, the patient of 58 years contracted visceral leishmaniasis continues to evolve in the Hospital "Juan Ram?n Vidal" in the city of Corrientes. In this case, a medical board last night who treats you define if they began to carry out treatment to eradicate the virus, in addition to defining what type of treatment they applied.
    As said Gustavo Fernandez, who was with the patient on the evening of Wednesday, 58-years-employee of the Municipality of Ituzaing?, was lucid and in good spirits. "When I was talking with family members, in good spirits, much improved, as he had come to the clinic practically vanished," said the official.
    In this case, Fernandez explained that a hospital medical board will take place in the evening yesterday a diagnostic to evaluate the condition of the patient, and from there define what made him deworming. The referent of Epidemiology explained that the procedures vary between three and 20 days, in which the patient should be hospitalized and under constant observation, as the drugs used may affect renal, liver or heart.

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      Re: Argentina-Public Health yesterday confirmed the first case of human visceral leishmaniasis


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      Public Health Leishmaniasis accurate

      Direction of Epidemiology of the Ministry of Health Mission through an epidemiological report stated that yesterday was the death of the patient 14, a native of Eldorado, who had been diagnosed by visceral Leishmaniasis and was admitted to a private hospital Posadas. The case was detected in epidemiological week 51 (from 18 to 24 December) by the Garup? the girl, now receive the discharge.


      Updated Friday December 30, 2011 15:22:00 PM

      In this situation the health portfolio remember that responsible dog ownership and home care to prevent the spread of Lutzomyia longipalpis (scab-t), mosquitoes that carry leishmaniasis, are essential to halt the spread of the disease in Misiones. So they should be applied every day, so we not only reduce the risk of infection, but also avoid the spread of vector.

      Moreover, the report indicates that the current epidemiological week No. 52 (25 to 31 December) was a new case of visceral leishmaniasis in a 51-year-old male, who has a basic oncological pathology. The patient is disease-specific treatment and evolving favorably. He is being held in the School of Acute Hospital "Dr. Ram?n Madariaga".


      As for the case of the patient of Eldorado, in part states that the young start specific treatment for leishmaniasis on December 23, presented a satisfactory initial response, but their overall health (enlarged organs (liver and spleen ) and very marked signs of thinning), led to a rapid worsening, causing his death on 29 December in a private hospital in the provincial capital.

      In the case of the girl Garup? 10 years of reports that will be discharged today, having completed the environmental control activities with the participation of municipal staff. The small continue treatment on an outpatient basis.

      The disease
      Visceral leishmaniasis affects the liver, spleen, lymph nodes and other organs. Clinical signs are fever of long duration, anemia, weight loss and progressive weakness.

      Preventive Measures
      Epidemiological Surveillance, under the Secretary of Health, recalled that one of the main recommendations is to maintain permanent clean and vacant land, avoiding the accumulation of dead leaves, because unlike the vector that transmits dengue and yellow fever, " the scab-? deposits eggs in decaying organic substances and in that sense there is a special form to find larvae. "

      In the case of pets, they must be protected with the pipette mosquito repellent to avoid being bitten by the mosquito, and on the other hand, treat that dogs are not wandering in the street. "Dogs are the main reservoir of visceral leishmaniasis, so we have to be responsible about the same tenure."

      Therefore, from the health portfolio to the public are urged to exercise extreme precautions in caring for the dogs to reduce the risk of disease transmission.
      The main preventive measures are:

      ? Eliminate the presence of mosquitoes in the house (using insect repellents, pills, insecticides, mosquito nets or screens placed in openings).
      ? destroy all possible breeding of the larvae. Eradicate stubble and weeds around homes, locate and dispose of empty containers or containers unusable, spraying.
      ? Use long-sleeved shirts and pants for travel through areas with mosquitoes
      ? clean kennels or areas inhabited by dogs and prevent them from being bitten by insects.
      On the other hand, the health portfolio reminds people to attend the Primary Care Center (CAPS) or the nearest hospital in the presence of the following symptoms:
      ? Prolonged fever
      ? Reluctance
      ? Weight loss
      ? Enlargement of organs
      In turn suggests that pet owners go to the vet and be wary of the following signs: Hair loss, especially around the eyes and ears, fatigue and inactivity; thinning, seborrhea flaky hoof growth.

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      • #4
        Re: Argentina-Public Health yesterday confirmed the first case of human visceral leishmaniasis


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        First human case in Capital
        Friday March 9, 2012 8:52 administrator


        Currents were recorded in the first case of visceral leishmaniasis in humans. It is a 23-year-old from Santa Fe, Rosario admitted. Is the third register with people, one was from Sao Tome and Ituzaing? another.

        This time at the first event of the year in a human being is a 23-year-old from the province of Santa Fe who remains hospitalized in Rosario, where he made medical consultations at the onset of symptoms. There were many activities in different areas of the city this morning while work will continue in Itat? dengue. The Ministry of Public Health, along with city officials and the Faculty of Veterinary yesterday deployed a broad operation against visceral leishmaniasis, where in addition to blocking, to deliver awareness leaflets to the residents of Pompeii and Aldana neighborhoods were performed on 10 samples pets, and there was space spraying in the San Antonio. This morning will be extensive work in the zone of Governor Pujol and Brazil, from Sargento Cabral Street continued to May 25 where the neighborhood begins Pompeii, covering nine blocks. The veterinary staff will be installed in the plaza at the corner of Avenida Pujol and Brazil from 8.00. The work will consist of clinical and serological Leishmaniasis, added to the application of rabies vaccine to animals that do not.

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