Leptospirosis strikes south Gujarat, toll at 186 - Cases at 15 year high

[Ronan Kelly]

Leptospirosis strikes south Gujarat, toll at 10
Posted: Sun Aug 07 2011, 03:28 hrs

Surat: Even as two persons died of leptospirosis in Valsad district on Friday night, 15 others suspected to be suffering from the water-borne disease were admitted to New Civil Hospital in Surat in the last 24 hours.



So far, 10 persons have died of the disease in south Gujarat.



The new leptospirosis ward at the New Civil Hospital is seeing a constant stream of patients from Valsad, Navsari, Tapi and Dangs, besides from Surat district. Most of those afflicted by the monsoon disease are farm workers.

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http://www.indianexpress.com/news/leptospirosis-strikes-south-gujarat-toll-at-10/828300/

[Ronan Kelly]

Re: Leptospirosis strikes south Gujarat, toll at 10

One more dies of leptospirosis
TNN | Aug 6, 2011, 10.24PM IST

SURAT: The toll in leptospirosis this monsoon has touched 13 in south Gujarat with the death of one more person here on Saturday. A total of 70 people have been found infected with the disease this season in the region. In the past two days, 21 new patients of leptospirosis were identified and are being treated. Leptospirosis is an infectious disease caused by pathogenic organisms belonging to the genus leptospira that are transmitted directly or indirectly from animals to humans, according to WHO.

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[Ronan Kelly]

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Leptospirosis: 30 dead so far in South Gujarat
Published: Saturday, Aug 20, 2011, 16:13 IST
By Rishi Banerji | Place: Surat | Agency: DNA


Continued deaths of people suffering from leptospirosis come as no surprise for staff working at the New Civil Hospital in Surat. The reason being, each year, many people die due to the disease, majority of them from rural areas. While the disease has been prevalent in the region for more than a decade, the state administration seems helpless in containing it.

With two more deaths due to leptospirosis, the toll is now 30 this year, and the monsoon season has only reached the halfway mark. 174 people have been tested positive for leptospirosis and are being treated at the hospital. On Friday, nine more patients were admitted for treatment. The condition of three of these patients is said to be critical.

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http://www.dnaindia.com/health/report_leptospirosis-30-dead-so-far-in-south-gujarat_1577888

[Ronan Kelly]

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12 new lepto cases reported
TNN | Sep 3, 2011, 10.59PM IST

SURAT: Eight deaths in south Gujarat, including one from the city on Friday, has taken the toll to 62 due to leptospirosis in this monsoon season in the region. Four deaths were reported in Surat district, two in Tapi, one in Valsad and one in Surat city. Meanwhile, 12 new leptospirosis patients were reported on Saturday in the region, taking their number to 308. Five patients were reported in Tapi, four in Surat, two in Valsad and one from outside the state. Maximum 24 deaths have occurred in Surat district of the 110 affected. In Surat city, the disease has claimed three lives of the total nine infected persons. At least 55 patients were found infected with leptospirosis in Navsari of whom five had died during treatment. In Valsad, nine of the 40 patients have succumbed to the disease and at least 18 of the total 85 patients in Tapi district. tnn

The remaining victims were from other areas and had died at New Civil Hospital while being treated for leptospirosis.

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/9851858.cms

[Ronan Kelly]

Re: Leptospirosis strikes south Gujarat, toll at 62

In S Guj, lepto claims 21 in two days
TNN | Sep 13, 2011, 10.20PM IST

SURAT: Twelve more deaths due to leptospirosis were reported on Tuesday, the highest in a day this monsoon. Besides, 42 new patients were identified with leptospirosis on Tuesday in hospitals of south Gujarat.

The death toll has now reached 104 while there are 545 patients. Over the last two days, 21 deaths have been reported. Most of the deaths are have been reported from Surat district (42) followed by Tapi (31).

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http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/surat/In-S-Guj-lepto-claims-21-in-two-days/articleshow/9972049.cms

[Ronan Kelly]

Re: Leptospirosis strikes south Gujarat, toll at 104

Lepto claims 118; 44 new patients admitted to hospital
TNN Sep 16, 2011, 10.47pm IST

SURAT: The toll due to leptospirosis in south Gujarat this monsoon season has reached 118 with three more deaths on Friday. The number of leptospirosis patients registered in the region was 651 of whom 44 were new patients.

Those who died have been identified as Kusum Gamit, 40, Paresh Chaudhary, 48, both of Vyara in Tapi district, and Suresh Desai, 71, of Pardi in Valsad. Gamit and Chaudhary died during treatment at the New Civil Hospital, Surat. Desai had died at Valsad Civil Hospital.

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http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-09-16/surat/30164426_1_lepto-claims-leptospirosis-pulmonary-haemorrhage

[Ronan Kelly]

Re: Leptospirosis strikes south Gujarat, toll at 118

Highest lepto patients in S Gujarat in last 15 years
Yagnesh Mehta, TNN | Sep 19, 2011, 02.07PM IST

SURAT: With 18 new cases reported on Sunday, leptospirosis in south Gujarat has hit a 15-year high with 688 patients in two months. The previous high was 659 patients in 1997. And with four more deaths over the weekend, the toll has reached 127. The number of patients is likely to go up as the monsoon is yet to end.

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http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/surat/Highest-lepto-patients-in-S-Gujarat-in-last-15-years/articleshow/10039660.cms

[Ronan Kelly]

Re: Leptospirosis strikes south Gujarat, toll at 127 - Cases at 15 year high

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Gujarat: Six more deaths in south Gujarat due to leptospirosis takes the death toll to 136; total of 718 cases reported;
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[Shiloh]

Re: Leptospirosis strikes south Gujarat, toll at 136 - Cases at 15 year high

Source: http://www.indianexpress.com/news/le...at-152/852351/

Lepto claims 4 more lives, toll at 152
Express news service Tags : Leptospirosis, Ashwin Patel, BJP Posted: Tue Sep 27 2011, 02:32 hrs Surat:


With leptospirosis claiming four more lives, the death toll due to the seasonal disease touched 152 in south Gujarat on Monday, the highest so far in the region. Another 800-odd are said to be affected.

Among the 152 dead in south Gujarat, 16 are from Valsad, 24 from Navsari, 59 from Surat, 44 from Tapi, three from Surat city and six from other districts, sources in health department said.

Among those affected by the deadly virus are 90 from Valsad, 136 from Navsari, 280 from Surat, 276 from Tapi, 11 from Surat city and 12 from other districts.

Leptospirosis is most common in monsoon season and farm labourers are the worst affected...

[Ronan Kelly]

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One more death takes leptospirosis toll to 159
TNN | Sep 30, 2011, 11.09AM IST


SURAT: The death of one more person due to leptospirosis on Thursday took the toll of victims in south Gujarat to 159. At least 16 new leptospirosis patients were, however, reported on Thursday which brought their number to 856. The number of deaths in the region due to the disease has come down with rains having stopped but the rising number of patients is a cause of concern for the health officials.

This year leptospiroris has claimed the highest number of lives in the state, surpassing the 133 deaths reported in 2007.

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[Ronan Kelly]

Re: Leptospirosis strikes south Gujarat, toll at 159 - Cases at 15 year high

Modi is neglecting tribals: Tushar Chaudhary
Last Updated: Saturday, October 15, 2011, 22:00

Vadodara: Union Minister of State for Road Transport & Highways, Tushar Chaudhary on Saturday alleged that Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi was neglecting the tribal community in southern parts of the state, where leptospirosis had claimed 185 lives in the past four months.

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"Out of more than 800 patients of leptospirosis in south Gujarat, 185 people have died," Chaudhary said.

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http://zeenews.india.com/news/gujarat/modi-is-neglecting-tribals-tushar-chaudhary_736794.html

[Ronan Kelly]

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Leptospirosis claimed 186 this year in S Gujarat
TNN | Nov 6, 2011, 09.48PM IST

SURAT: The end-of-season figures for leptospirosis in south Gujarat are 186 dead and 962 hospitalised, which is the highest so far.

The bacterial disease is on the rise ever since it surfaced in 1994. The health department is unable to control the number of deaths and infection to farm labourers even after 15 years of special measures being taken in south Gujarat districts.

The disease spreads in humans through discharge of rats and cattle. Carriers of leptospira bacteria, cattle and rats, do not get severely infected but they spread it through urine
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