Six Lives Lost in Leptospirosis Outbreak in Jamaica Following Hurricane Melissa’s Record Impact

Leptospirosis Outbreak in Jamaica Following Hurricane Melissa After Hurricane Melissa, a Category 5 storm that struck Jamaica in late October, health officials have reported an outbreak of leptospirosis. Dr. Christopher Tufton, Jamaica’s Minister of Health and Social Welfare, indicated that there have been six suspected deaths related to this bacterial infection, along with nine confirmed […]