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1 Dead In Bronx Outbreak Of Rare Rat-Related Infection
The city normally only sees one to three cases of the disease, caused by rat urine, every year.
By Brendan Krisel (Patch National Staff) - February 15, 2017 12:08 pm ET
BRONX, NY ? Three cases, one fatal, of a rare bacterial infection caused by contact with rat urine were reported on a single block in the Bronx, a city Department of Health spokeswoman confirmed with Patch.
The Health Department will investigate what it calls a "cluster" of leptospirosis cases that broke out on one block in the Bronx's Grand Concourse neighborhood. Two of the cases were recorded in December and one in February, according to a department spokeswoman...
1 Dead In Bronx Outbreak Of Rare Rat-Related Infection
The city normally only sees one to three cases of the disease, caused by rat urine, every year.
By Brendan Krisel (Patch National Staff) - February 15, 2017 12:08 pm ET
BRONX, NY ? Three cases, one fatal, of a rare bacterial infection caused by contact with rat urine were reported on a single block in the Bronx, a city Department of Health spokeswoman confirmed with Patch.
The Health Department will investigate what it calls a "cluster" of leptospirosis cases that broke out on one block in the Bronx's Grand Concourse neighborhood. Two of the cases were recorded in December and one in February, according to a department spokeswoman...
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