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** Protective clothing and appropriate shoes to protect from infection from contaminated sources such as animal urine.<ref name="pmid22843698">{{cite journal| author=Forbes AE, Zochowski WJ, Dubrey SW, Sivaprakasam V| title=Leptospirosis and Weil's disease in the UK. | journal=QJM | year= 2012 | volume= 105 | issue= 12 | pages= 1151-62 | pmid=22843698 | doi=10.1093/qjmed/hcs145 | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=22843698  }} </ref>
** Protective clothing and appropriate shoes to protect from infection from contaminated sources such as animal urine.<ref name="pmid22843698">{{cite journal| author=Forbes AE, Zochowski WJ, Dubrey SW, Sivaprakasam V| title=Leptospirosis and Weil's disease in the UK. | journal=QJM | year= 2012 | volume= 105 | issue= 12 | pages= 1151-62 | pmid=22843698 | doi=10.1093/qjmed/hcs145 | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=22843698  }} </ref>
** Immediate washing or bathing after recreational activities if exposed to stagnant water or soil
** Immediate washing or bathing after recreational activities if exposed to stagnant water or soil
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** Learning good animal husbandry techniques and using of personal protective equipment that minimize the risk of transmission
** Eradication or control of rodent population in the fields or working place
===Prophylaxis===
===Prophylaxis===
===Vaccines===
===Vaccines===

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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1];Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Venkata Sivakrishna Kumar Pulivarthi M.B.B.S [2]

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Primary Prevention

General measures

General protective measures to be taken by risk groups as follows.

  • Recreational activities :
    • Protective clothing and appropriate shoes to protect from infection from contaminated sources such as animal urine.[1]
    • Immediate washing or bathing after recreational activities if exposed to stagnant water or soil
  • workers and farmers:[2]
    • Learning good animal husbandry techniques and using of personal protective equipment that minimize the risk of transmission
    • Eradication or control of rodent population in the fields or working place

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References

  1. Forbes AE, Zochowski WJ, Dubrey SW, Sivaprakasam V (2012). "Leptospirosis and Weil's disease in the UK". QJM. 105 (12): 1151–62. doi:10.1093/qjmed/hcs145. PMID 22843698.
  2. (PDF) http://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/aise2.pdf. Missing or empty |title= (help)