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PRO/AH/EDR> Leptospirosis – Fiji: flood-related

Leptospirosis -- FijiThe Fiji Ministry of Health recently reported 61 cases of the severe bacterial infection, leptospirosis, since the beginning of the year [2016], according to a local media report. The cases are reported 2 months after Tropical Cyclone Winston hit the island and 2 weeks after Tropical Cyclone Zena passed south east of Fiji, causing torrential rains that triggered major flooding.Leptospirosis is caused by a corkscrew-shaped bacterium called _Leptospira interrogans_, and is often Read more [...]