Epidemiological surveillance of leptospirosis in San Rafael sector of Tucupita municipality, Delta Amacuro State, Venezuela.

Abstract

The objective was to evaluate the execution of the epidemic surveillance system of leptospirosis in the establishments of Island Cocuina during the period of March 2013 to December 2014.  It was carried out a rural participative diagnosis for the compilation of the social, productive and environmental information that allowed analyzing integrally the upbringing system of the bubaline mass. The results indicated that the sanitary hygienic measures are not accomplished, 33% of producers don’t have or use the protection means to prevent the illness transmission and 70% of  them had never received training, that’s why there were high risks of contracting the illness.  It was concluded that producers didn't complete, some of them even know, the epidemic surveillance system of leptospirosis in the studied establishments, for what it was proposed a program that uses the surveillance system which prevents possible risks of appearance of the illness.