CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, (PNA) -–A city councilor on Monday has criticized the “dirty” condition of the public markets that might compromise the health of local residents here.
City Councilor Adrian Barba made a special report to the City Council about the unsanitary condition of the public market in Carmen, one of the largest public markets in the city, caused by filthy and stagnant water.
He said that the unsanitary condition of the Carmen Market, especially the meat, fish and vegetable sections might be the source of leptospirosis to the public.
The “Medical News Today” said that leptospirosis is a bacterial infection usually transmitted to humans when people with unhealed breaks in the skin, come in contact with the water or soil that has been contaminated with animal urine especially that of the rats.
Barba made the observation during a visit at the city’s public markets here. “This malady should be addressed immediately,” Barba urged the city council’s committee on health and sanitation.
He said that the city officials have a mandate to maintain the health and safety standards of the public markets for the welfare of the consuming public.