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Health officials with the Provincial Epidemiological Surveillance System are reporting 50 confirmed cases of leptospirosis in Santa Fe province during the 1st quarter of 2015.
Leptospirosis infection occurs worlewide but human cases are more common in tropical climates, areas where the standard of hygiene is poor and frequently follows flooding after heavy rains.
Leptospirosis is transmitted via 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.
Travellers should be aware of the risk and avoid exposure to contaminated water where possible.
