The city health office on Wednesday advised the public to immediately seek medical consultation upon contact with stagnant, ...

The monsoon season increases leptospirosis infections in India due to contaminated water. Early detection and proper precautions are crucial to avoid severe health complications.

Mumbai sees a rise in malaria and chikungunya cases in early 2025 compared to the previous year, largely due to early monsoon onset. However, cases of leptospirosis and water-borne diseases have ...

Leptospirosis is a bacterial infection produced by spirochetes in the genus Leptospira. Leptospira are aerobic but are difficult to cultivate and take many days to grow. They stain poorly with ...

Do you have an upset stomach, or feel like nausea and vomiting? These are two symptoms linked to Leptospirosis illness that recently took one person's life in Karnataka's Vijayanagar. What Is ...

HEALTH Leptospirosis cases surge in NYC: What to know about the rat-spread infectious disease Cases had been identified in all boroughs but Staten Island ...

Leptospirosis is an important ubiquitous zoonosis, most common in humid subtropical and tropical regions, caused by pathogenic strains of Leptospira interrogans.

Leptospirosis is recognized as a serious infectious illness. Large outbreaks of this potentially lethal zoonotic bacterial illness sometimes occur following periods of intense rainfall or monsoon.

Rats in Boston may be spreading a potentially deadly disease, according to a Tufts University study. The disease is called leptospirosis, which is caused by a bacterium called Leptospira. It is ...

A disease caused by the bacterium Leptospira, leptospirosis spreads through floodwater containing the urine of infected dogs, rats, and farm animals.

Once considered a rare disease among humans, a leptospirosis outbreak has ravaged NYC this year, with more cases in 2021 than any other year. Spread by rats, the bacteria can also be lethal to ...

Puerto Rico's Health Department attributed only four leptospirosis deaths to Hurricane Maria until June 22, when it added two more after CNN and CPI asked about the 26 deaths.