PRO/AH/EDR> Leptospirosis – South Africa (03): (WC) fatal, prison, rat infestation, comment

Leptospirosis — South Africa
The National Institute for Communicable Diseases, South Africa was requested by the Department of Correctional services to assist with investigation and management of leptospirosis that had been identified in 2 awaiting trial prisoners in a facility in the Western Cape Province, South Africa.
The diagnosis had been made by an astute physician, who suspected leptospirosis when a 1st patient from Pollsmoor Prison presented with overwhelming sepsis, disseminated intravascular coagulation, and