Fiji: Leptospirosis surge prompts health warning

The Fiji Ministry of Health recently reported 61 cases of the severe bacterial infection, leptospirosis, since the beginning of the year, according to a local media report. The cases are reported two months after Tropical Cyclone Winston hit the island and two weeks after Tropical Cyclone Zena passed southeast of Fiji, causing torrential rains that triggered major flooding. ["]