Eight new cases of leptospirosis have been reported in the canton of Sarajevo (KS), according to the Institute of Public Health.
There are a total of 43 cases of the disease in the area, none of which have been fatal.
Three patients are currently being treated at the Infectious Diseases Clinic of the University Clinical Center, and the condition of the other patients is being monitored in accordance with epidemiological protocols.
An epidemic of leptospirosis, a disease transmitted from rodents to humans, has been declared in the Sarajevo Canton.
Epidemiologists reported that there has been no regular rat control in the capital of Bosnia and Herzegovina in recent years, and the prosecutor's office is investigating whether there have been omissions and threats to human health.
The first cases of infection were confirmed on May 15, and the epidemic was officially declared on May 23.
Mandatory rat control in public areas must be carried out twice a year—in spring and autumn—but had not been carried out from 2022 until last autumn. | BGNES