Rat Experts from IPB University Call for Society to Beware of Leptospirosis

In addition to COVID-19, zoonotic diseases that need to be watched out for are leptospirosis which is transmitted through mice. According to Dr. Siti Nadia Tarmizi, MEpid, Director of the Prevention and Control of Vector and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases of the Indonesian Ministry of Health, leptospirosis can be transmitted from various types of mice as well as other animals. In addition, symptoms that appear similar to thypus, COVID-19, and influenza are difficult to detect. This was said in a session 2 online seminar entitled Surveillance and Control of Leptospirosis Transmission Mice on Wednesday (29/7).

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