Leptospirosis -- Dominican Republic
National Health Service (SNS) director Nelson Rodriguez Monegro says that in 2016 so far, 41 people have died and 560 have been infected with leptospirosis, which now requires strong action in response to the threat to the public.
Rodriguez Monegro attributed the increase in the incidence of the disease to people wading in flooded waters and drinking polluted water following the heavy rains in the north of the country. A total of 27 people have been hospitalized with the disease and 4
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