Leptospirosis surge reported in Mayotte
by Robert Herriman from Outbreak News Today on (#1H3E2)
Officials on the Indian Ocean archipelago, Mayotte have reported an "abnormal" number of cases of the bacterial infection, leptospirosis in 2016 to date. According to the Journal of Mayotte, "Since the beginning of the year, 147 cases were reported, a record. For the record, in 2015, our department had registered 90 sick throughout the year." Leptospirosis is caused ["]