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The Ministry of Health for Fiji is raising public awareness of leptospirosis on the island. Following severe flooding on Fiji in January 2012, an increase in leptospirosis cases has been recorded. Since the beginning of the year, 279 cases, 7 confirmed and 13 suspected deaths from leptospirosis have been reported. The Western Division has reported the majority of cases (85%).
Advice for Travellers
Leptospirosis is caused by contact with fresh water, wet soil or vegetation that has been contaminated by urine of animals that are chronically infected. The infection is transmitted through unhealed breaks in the skin, the eyes, or the mucous membranes. Rats, dogs, cattle, and pigs are the usual reservoirs for this organism. Leptospirosis occurs worldwide and frequently follows flooding after heavy rains.
