Leptospirosis -- India
In the last 5 years, 72 people died and 1527 were affected in Maharashtra due to leptospirosis, an infectious bacterial disease that commonly occurs during monsoons. Mumbai has recorded the highest number of leptospirosis cases.
According to data from the state health department, 309 cases were recorded in 2018, of which 218 cases and 12 deaths were from Mumbai -- one more person who died was from Kalyan. Heavy rains in Mumbai and the coastal belt have led to the government stepping up its
Read more about it at HealthMap Global Disease Alerts via http://healthmap.org/ln.php?6553890&promed&0
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