Three die in New Caledonia of leptospirosis
Updated
In New Caledonia, three people have died of leptospirosis this year. Local health authorities are warning people against the water-borne disease as about 80 people have contracted it since January. Thirty-four cases have been reported on Wallis and Futuna. Health authorities have set aside 15 000 US dollars for a rat extermination campaign.
Presenter: Sandrine Ducrot.
Speaker: Dr Anne Pfanntiel, in charge of public Health program;
Dr Xavier Berge, Emergency Department , Noumea hospital
