Cases of bacterial disease rise in Brazil's flooded south
The Peninsula
Rio de Janeiro: Brazilian authorities on Tuesday reported an increase in cases of leptospirosis, a bacterial disease transmitted by rats, in the flood...
Rio de Janeiro: Brazilian authorities on Tuesday reported an increase in cases of leptospirosis, a bacterial disease transmitted by rats, in the flooded south, parts of which have been under water for a month.
According to the latest figures from the Rio Grande do Sul State Health Secretariat, five people are confirmed to have died from the disease, while another nine deaths are being investigated.
Authorities have recorded 124 cases, and are verifying 922 others.
The state of Rio Grande do Sul has been battered by rain for weeks, and flooded rivers have transformed the streets of towns and cities into putrid, murky rivers.
The latest official figures, excluding leptospirosis deaths, show that 169 people have died and 53 are still missing.
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