Karnataka - Leptospirosis 2013/2014

[Ronan Kelly]

Puttur: Rat fever claims two young lives
Daijiworld Media Network ? Puttur (SP)

Puttur, Jun 19: At a time when dengue fever epidemic has sent fear waves through Sullia and Puttur taluks, rat fever has been emerging as a major threat. Two youngsters, one from Sullia, and the other from Puttur taluk, lost their lives to rat fever.
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http://www.daijiworld.com/news/news_disp.asp?n_id=177251

 

[Ronan Kelly]

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MANGALORE, August 27, 2013
Updated: August 27, 2013 16:32 IST
Rat fever claims another life in Dakshina Kannada

SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT

With Dakshina Kannada recording its second death this year due to leptospirosis (rat fever), health authorities have asked farmers and those working with animals, slaughterhouses and sewage workers and lorry drivers to be extra careful.

Coastal areas and Malnad region are prone to the disease because of temperature, soil salinity and high rainfall and stagnating water, according to B. V Rajesh, District Surveillance Officer.

Premalatha, a 33-year-old woman from Belthangady died due to complications arising from leptospirosis on Sunday, taking the toll to two in the district. The first death in the district was of one Jayaram, a plumber from Sullia, who died due to leptospirosis in June this year in Mangalore.
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http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities...r-life-in-dakshina-kannada/article5064618.ece

 

[Ronan Kelly]

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Suspected rat fever deaths : Health officials visit village in Belthangady
Posted on Aug 30th, 2013 and filed under Local News.
MANGALORE : District Surveillance Officer Dr BV Rajesh has informed that a team of expert doctors including health officials have visited Piligodu in Belthangady Taluk where two women have died reportedly due to rat fever.
Dr Rajesh said the team was in the village for 39 hours and had examined as many as 609 people but did not find anyone suffering from the disease. One of the members of the team said there was little chance of one of the deceased Premalatha having contracted rat fever as she had remained indoors since three months and moreover none of her family members too have suffered from fever.
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http://thecanaratimes.com/epaper/index.php/archives/23557

 

[Ronan Kelly]

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Rat fever claims one more life
CD Network

Mangalore, Nov 12: 48 year-old Abdul Rahman from Thotabengre on the outskirts of the city succumbed to leptospirosis (rat fever) at a private hospital here on Monday.
He reported fever and was admitted at a private hospital three days ago.
He is survived by his wife and four children. He was a daily wage worker by profession.
Leptospirosis, called rat fever in common parlance, is endemic mostly in the rural areas of the district.
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http://www.coastaldigest.com/index.php/news/59195-rat-fever-claims-one-more-life

KARNATAKA
MANGALORE, November 14, 2013
Rat fever claims third victim

SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT

Abdul Rahiman, a resident of Bengre, died of leptospirosis at a private hospital on Monday, taking the total number deaths due to the disease to three in the district. The patient had fever, renal failure and pulmonary haemorrhage.

The other two deaths were one each from Sullia and from Belthangady. Officials said there have been 127 positive leptospirosis cases this year. Last year, there were 196 cases and three deaths.
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http://www.thehindu.com/todays-pape...-fever-claims-third-victim/article5349721.ece

 

[Ronan Kelly]

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Woman Dies of Rat Fever, NMPT Hospital in Fix
By Express News Service Published: 03rd August 2014 08:34 AM Last Updated: 03rd August 2014 08:34 AM

MANGALORE: The death of a 45-year-old woman because of rat fever sparked protests on the premises of New Mangalore Port Trust (NMPT) in Panambur on Saturday.

Tension prevailed after port employees accused the NMPT hospital of medical negligence over the death of Meenakshi, wife of Nagesh serving in the Marine Department.
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http://www.newindianexpress.com/sta...Hospital-in-Fix/2014/08/03/article2362324.ece