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3:26 CAT | 18 Jul 2022
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The Tanzanian government says a previously unknown disease that was reported in the south of the country has now been identified as Leptospirosis.
It said health experts had carried out tests on samples from patients in the Lindi region.
The Health Minister Ummy Mwalimu said the bacterial disease is transmitted from animals to humans.
About 10% of people develop severe forms of Leptospirosis, with symptoms such as kidney failure, liver damage and bleeding.
Around 5% to 10% of those cases are fatal.
READ: Tanzania experts probe deadly unknown illness, 13 cases reported in Lindi region
Source: BBC
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