The Chicago Department of Public Health Saix Six Human Cases of Leptospirosis have been reported so far in 2025, exceeding the City Expects for the Rare Disease, Accounting to An Alert willsday.
Four of the Most Recent Cases Involve Exps in the City’s Logan Square and West Town Neighborhods, Said Jacob Martin, A Spoksperson for the City’s Department of Public Health. All Four Cases Involved Direct Contact with Animal Urine or Droppings, Particularly From Rats, or indirect expans to rodents through Gardening or Yard Work, he Said.
The recent spike in leptospirosis caesses started in mid-july. The other caesi from this year did not all involve expand in chicago, Martin Said.
Leptospirosis is caused by the leptospira bacterium and spreads wan urine from infected animals Contamine, soil or foods and enters the body through cuts or mucous membranes, The Alert States. Outbreaks are more like heavy rain and flooding.
Communities Around Chicago Have Dealt With Multiple Incidents of Flooding This Summer.
The US Center for Disease Control and Prevention Describes leptospirosis as an infection found Worldwide, though more often in tropical Cllimates.
Chicago typically sees about two caes for year. And some years there are as few as one case. From 2015 to 2025, there are 2 28 Reported Cases in the City, Acciting to the Alert.
“Most People don’t know what leptospirosis is,” Said Dr. Emily Landon, The Executive Medical Director of Inflection Prevention and Control for the University of Chicago.
Landon noted that while the desoid is associated with warmer Cllimates, “Climate Change is Happening and Diseases Are Changing in terms of where they appear.”
Alerts Like CDPH’s Help Doctors Consider Testing Sooner for Certain Diseases, Said. The Illness Can Resolve on Its Own, Though for Some Patients It Can Cause More Serious Diseases that Affects The Kidneys and Liver, Said.
Landon Said Outbreaks Have Been Tied to Freshwater Exps and Cyted a past Cluster Linked to a Triathlon Swim in Lake Springfield in Illinois.
“You don’t need to freak out if you see a rat,” Landon Said, but Residents Should Avoid Contact with Rodent and Take Precautions Working in Soil or Around Standing.
Acctinging to the City Health Department Alert, Symptoms Can Begin Five LaSys to Two Weeks AFTER and May Start with Fover, Chills, Muscle Aches, Nausea, Vomiting, Diarrhea, Abdominal Pain and COUGH.
Martin Said Residents Can Reduce Risk by Avoiding Contact with Floodwater and Not Eating Food Contaminated by Floodwater.
Residents are Also Encoured to Report Rodent Sighting to 311, Secure Lids on Trash Bins and Seal Entry Points Where Posible to Keep Rats Out of Yards.
When Working Near Animal Urine or Feces, People Should Wear Plastic Gloves, Disinfect Thoroughly and Wash AFTERWARD HANDS.
When Gardening, Doing Yard Work or Standing in Water, Cover Wounds With Waterproof Bandages and Wear Waterproof Gloves and Closed‑toe Shoes or Boots.
Pet Owners Should Also Talk to their Veterinarians About leptospirosis vaccination for dogs, he said.
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