THE RODENTS’ BITES AND DEVELOPMENT OF LEPTOSPIROSIS

Authors

  • N. A. Vasylieva I. Horbachevsky Ternopil State Medical University
  • N. I. Hodovana Ternopil Regional Laboratory Center of the Ministry of Healthcare of Ukraine
  • Yu. A. Kravchuk Ternopil Regional Laboratory Center of the Ministry of Healthcare of Ukraine

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.11603/1681-2727.2017.1.7771

Keywords:

leptospirosis, patients, rodents, bite, monitoring of patients after the bite.

Abstract

Ternopil region is endemic due to leptospirosis. Rodents are the main reservoir of this pathogen in nature. Recently, the cases with rodent bites of people are increased from 0.7 % (in case of history hospitalized with leptospirosis patients in 1972–2011 years) to 7.5 % (in 2012–2016).

Aim is to ascertain feasibility and incidence of leptospirosis among people after being bitten by rodents.

Materials and Methods. Epidemiological investigation materials and clinical observation of 83 people after being bitten by rodents were analyzed.

Results. The leptospirosis was developed in 7 (18.9 %) patients which confirmed by the results of laboratory tests. Occupancy of rodent in nature focus amounted to 33.7 %, there were cases of bitten people, the trapped rodent infection was confirmed from 17.6 to 33.3 %.

Conclusion. Results of this study is dictated the importance for medical monitoring of patients after rodents’ bites for timely diagnosis of leptospirosis and adequate treatment strategy.

Author Biography

N. A. Vasylieva, I. Horbachevsky Ternopil State Medical University

 

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Published

2017-06-14

How to Cite

Vasylieva, N. A., Hodovana, N. I., & Kravchuk, Y. A. (2017). THE RODENTS’ BITES AND DEVELOPMENT OF LEPTOSPIROSIS. Infectious Diseases – Infektsiyni Khvoroby, (1), 47–49. https://doi.org/10.11603/1681-2727.2017.1.7771

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No. 1 (2017)

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