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Did You Know: 480 leptospirosis cases noted from Jan. 1-May 25

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FILE- The National Kidney Transplant Institute in Quezon City uses its covered basketball court to accommodate a sharp increase in the number of leptospirosis patients. The bacterial disease is usually contracted by people with open wounds and who have waded through contaminated floodwaters. —NIÑO JESUS ORBETA/RICHARD A. REYES

According to the Department of Health, a total of 480 leptospirosis cases were reported nationwide from Jan. 1 to May 25.

The figure was 54 percent lower than the 1,048 cases recorded during the same period in 2018.

There were 60 deaths recorded nationwide due to leptospirosis from January to May this year, 18 of these in Metro Manila. —Marielle Medina, Inquirer Research

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