Lepra Cases In Mexico
However the ministry is monitoring and tracing all cases as this infectious disease can be transmitted through nose and mouth droplets because of close and frequent contact with untreated cases.
Lepra cases in mexico. Sinaloa and michoacan report the majority of cases with 32 and 15 respectively. The states with the. After the registration of new cases of leprosy in some countries of mexico and in the midst of the health crisis caused by the coronavirus pandemic here we will announce what it is and how to prevent its progression to serious phases.
Five cases of leprosy have been detected in mexico the yucatan times reports. The ministry of health indicates that most of the infections have been reported in sinaloa. Merida yucatan times media mexico the national system of epidemiological surveillance sinave of the federal health secretariat ssa reported that quintana roo and yucatan report five leprosy.
Since 2018 mexico has maintained a rate of one case per every 10000 residents nationally prompting federal authorities to deem leprosy no longer a public health concern. According to the ministry of health the number of cases is lower than last year. Between january and september 2020 mexico has registered 89 leprosy hansens disease cases in 18 states.