Rat fever on the rise
The number of cases of the waterborne disease Leptospirosis, known as "Mee Una" or Rat Fever in common parlance, has increased in Sri Lanka. Forty one persons have died due to the disease up to April this year, sources at Health Ministry's Epidemiology Department said. The most number of patients detected as suffering from Leptospirosis have been found from the Matara District. Affected persons were also detected from Gampaha and Kegalle districts.
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