‘It is activated under an environment infected with rodent urine’: leptospirosis, the disease that adds up to eight minors who died in Taisha

Leptospirosis is a zoonotic disease produced by the bacterium leptospira. It usually appears after intense rains that cause the proliferation of pests, especially of animals like rats.

Quito, 5 May (Prensa Latina) Human rights organizations denounced the health crisis in the Ecuadorian Amazon today, following the death of at least eight indigenous children in the Taisha canton, province of Morona Santiago. The post They call for actions in the Ecuadorian Amazon after infant deaths first appeared on News Prensa Latina.

In direct response to the outbreak of leptospirosis affecting several Amazonian communities, the Minister of Public Health, Edgar Lama, visited on Saturday May 3 the community of...

The reported cases come from several indigenous communities in the municipality of Taisha, where 46 patients presented with symptoms.

The microbial infection leptospirosis has caused the death of eight young children in Ecuador in the last 24 hours, with another 46 showing symptoms of the disease.   More...

Eight minors from the indigenous community of Taisha in the province of Morona Santiago in Ecuador died due to an outbreak of leptospirosis, confirmed this Saturday by the Ministry of Public Health of that country. According to the communiqué published by that institution, following the results of research and epidemiological studies carried out on samples taken by the National Institute of Epidemiological Research in the region, it was identifi…