Mumbai symposium highlights urgent need for collaboration between animal husbandry and public health to address high fatality rate in leptospirosis cases compared to malaria and dengue.
Mumbai has reported 104 new cases of leptospirosis in the last week, bringing the total number of cases in July to 249, a significant increase compared to 2021 and 2022. The city has been experiencing heavy rainfall, leading to an advisory on the disease. The BMC has urged citizens to take precautionary measures and seek medical help if they develop symptoms. Other monsoon illnesses such as gastroenteritis, malaria, and dengue have not seen a significant increase in cases. BMC has conducted house-to-house surveys and tests to detect and treat illnesses.
World Mosquito Day 2022: Check inside for the list of vector-borne diseases caused by mosquito bite and the type of pathogen that causes the disease in humans.