Rat Fever

Flood-hit Kerala now battles 'rat fever': All you need to know about leptospirosis

This potentially fatal infection spreads through contact with urine or faeces from an infected animal

Kerala, After The Flood: State cancels govt-sponsored events for a year, funds to be utilised for rehabilitation work

The amounts earmarked for these celebrations in Kerala would have to be transferred to the Chief Minister's Disaster Relief Fund (CMDRF), it said.

Kerala, After The Flood: More than 12 people die, 200 affected by fast-spreading 'rat fever' in flood-hit state

Kerala is battling an outbreak of a bacterial disease that authorities suspect has killed dozens of people since mid-August after the worst flooding in a century.

Kerala floods: Woman dies of rat fever in Kozhikode, 15th person to succumb to the disease after deluge

Till Sunday, 40 cases of leptospirosis or rat fever were reported in flood-hit Kerala — Kozhikode reported 28 cases and the rest were from Alappuzha, Thrissur and Pathanamthitta.

Kerala, After The Flood: Piling waste raises risks to health, environment; management by local bodies is need of hour

Kerala already faces health hazards caused directly by the flood, but the situation will worsen if the wastes lie piled up for too long without management.

Kerala: Apart from Nipah, other diseases like dengue are returning to state due to an anti-science approach

Lack of social hygiene and an anti-science attitude among people is bringing back several infectious diseases that were eradicated decades ago in Kerala.