The counties on the border with Moldova and Ukraine, warned to quickly identify any suspicion of cholera.
The Ministry of Health states that it regularly monitors acute diarrheal diseases in the summer season, and the counties in the border areas with the Republic of Moldova and Ukraine have been warned to quickly identify any suspicion of cholera.
“The Ministry of Health, through the National Institute of Public Health, currently monitors acute diarrheal diseases in the summer season, and counties in the border areas with Moldova and Ukraine have been warned to quickly identify any suspicion of cholera,” the ministry said. . Agerpres.
The clarifications come in the given context appeared in the press for the detection of cholera vibrio in dam waters from the Republic of Moldova, in the Dniester river area.
The Ministry points out that there have been no cases of cholera in Romania in the last 30 years.
“Due to the sporadic occurrence, the Republic of Moldova monitors the bathing waters not arranged for the presence of cholera vibrio. The isolated strain is not part of the category of those that cause disease in humans,” said the representatives of the Ministry of Health.
Cholera is a fecal-oral infection. Accidental consumption of contaminated water in the undeveloped bathing area can lead to infection in countries where there is a circulation of these bacteria.