The bacterial disease, leptospirosis, has been recently been reported in the United States.
, it is one of the most widespread diseases that humans can contract from animals, particularly through contact with water contaminated by rat urine.
Dogs who drink from puddles or swim in stagnant water are at risk for contracting the bacterial disease, leptospirosis.. There is a vaccination against the disease available for dogs, but it is considered a non-essential vaccine unless the animal is at high risk for exposure. While the disease is an occupational hazard for those who spend a lot of time with animals, such as farmers, leptospirosis has also been associated with contaminated bodies of water. British Olympic rower,Heavy rains in Jamaica have caused the Westmoreland Parish Health Department to become proactive and warn people about the possibility of contracting leptospirosis.
"We have been having some heavy downpours and I have seen persons wading in waters in Savanna-la-Mar and its environs. We just want to remind persons that by wading in contaminated water, the germs [from animal urine] can penetrate your skin," said Health Promotion and Education Officer, Gerald Miller, in an interview with theVictims of flooded areas in Pune, India have been warned that anyone wading through floodwaters has an increased risk of contracting leptospirosis.
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