Sri Lanka, June 12 -- The Epidemiology Unit of the Ministry of Health states that an increase in the number of Leptospirosis cases, also known as "rat fever," has been observed across the country.

Community medicine specialist at the Epidemiology Unit, Dr. Thushani Dabarera, stated that the majority of patients are reported from the districts of Ratnapura, Kurunegala, Kegalle, Gampaha, and Kalutara.

Speaking on the matter, Specialist Dr. Thushani Dabarera, participating in a press conference held at the Health Promotion Bureau, added, "This disease is caused by a bacterium, which is transmitted especially through the urine of mammals. In fact, this bacterium lives in the urinary system of rats. When rats urinate in water or on soil, the...