A mysterious disease allegedly spreading from animals to humans causing gross nose bleeding has so far killed two people and 20 cases identified in southern Tanzania.
Health Minister Ummy Mwalimu on Monday July 18 said, the disease was first reported in Lindi Tanzania.
According to the Minister, the disease has been identified as Leptospirosis, also known as field fever.
Leptospirosis is caused by a bacteria known as Leptospira interrogans.
“It is rare for the disease to be transimmitted from person to person,” Minister Ummy noted.
The disease has been existing in tropical areas with high temperatures in North America, South America, Asia and Australia and is carried by animals like dogs, rodents, etc who have contracted the infection and spread it to humans.
On July 15, Tanzania’s chief medical officer, Aifelo Sichwale, said three people among 11 reported to have diagnosed with the disease had died in Lindi.
The news came few days after President Samia Suluhu Hassan issued an alarm on the mysterious disease in Southen Tanzania where people with nosebleed collapse and died.
