Rat fever on the rise
Leptospirosis, widely known as rat fever, is once again on the increase; with 41 deaths being reported this year up to the third week of April. Only 34 deaths were reported islandwide for the whole of 2007, Dr Nihal Abeysingha, chief epidemiologist of the Ministry of Health and Nutrition, said yesterday. The deadly disease has been reported from many paddy farming districts. A significant number of new cases have been reported from Colombo, Gampaha, Matara, Kegalle and Kalutara, he said.
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