Monday, 17 September 2018

PRO/AH/EDR> Leptospirosis - Philippines: (II) rice field workers

Leptospirosis -- Philippines
Most cases of leptospirosis in Iloilo province involve farmworkers, according to the Provincial Health Office [PHO]. They may have been infected because they waded in contaminated water in farms.
The Provincial Health Office (PHO) recorded 88 leptospirosis cases with 9 deaths since January [2018], 283 percent higher than the cases recorded in the same period last year [2017]. There were 23 recorded leptospirosis cases from 1 Jan to 18 Aug 2017, PHO records showed.
The 5 municipalities

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