Water borne diseases claim 7 lives, Kerala govt issues alert

September 02, 2018 19:53

Outbreak of water borne diseases in Kerala have claimed seven lives since August 29, prompting the state government to issue an alert to the people

to maintain extra vigil.

Three people died of leptospirosis (rat fever) on Sunday, health officials said adding number of fever cases were also on the rise.

Around 350 people with suspected symptoms of leptospirosis took treatment in different parts of the state, and out of this more than 150 cases were tested positive in the last five days, health officials said.

Most cases of leptospirosis were reported from Kozhikode and Malappuram districts.

-- PTI

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