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PRO/AH/EDR> Leptospirosis – South Africa: (WC) fatal, prisoners, rat infestation
Leptospirosis -- South AfricaNearly 5000 Pollsmoor Prison [in the Western Cape, South Africa] inmates are being moved to other prisons in the Western Cape following an outbreak of a highly infectious disease that has killed 2 prisoners. The inmates died 2 weeks ago from a disease carried by rodents. It's believed a rat infestation at the facility is to blame for the outbreak.Earlier in September 2015, Constitutional Court Judge Edwin Cameron released a damning report about what he called inhumane Read more [...]
