India: 15 Mumbai ‘lepto’ deaths in 10 days; What is leptospirosis?
by Robert Herriman from Outbreak News Today on (#E3V8)
In a follow-up to a report last week, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has reported an additional three leptospirosis fatalities in Mumbai, bringing the total to 15 in just 10 days. At present, 30 people are being treated for the disease in BMC-run hospitals. To prevent lepto, the corporation has started awareness campaign in which they ["]