Journal of Medical & Surgical Pathology
Open Access

Rapid Assessment of Coverage of Chemoprophylaxis against Leptospirosis in Post Flood Situation in Kozhikode District, Kerala, 2018

Joint Event on 15^th International Conference on Surgical Pathology and Cancer Diagnosis & 4^th International Conference on General Practice & Primary Care

April 15-16, 2019 Berlin, Germany

Hari Shankar

Dr. Somervell Memorial CSI Medical College, India

Posters & Accepted Abstracts: J Med Surg Pathol

Abstract :

In August 2018, severe floods affected 12 districts of Kerala, displacing >8,00,000 people and exposing a large population to contaminated flood water. Considering the threat of leptospirosis outbreaks, health authorities initiated chemo-prophylaxis with doxycycline/azithromycin, targeting individuals exposed to flood or stagnated water. We conducted a rapid assessment to estimate the coverage of doxycycline chemoprophylaxis among flood affected areas of Kozhikode district.

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