Tanzania identifies mystery illness as 'rat fever'
Health minister Ummy Mwalimu who visited the area said the disease was caused by a bacteria which spread through consuming water or food contaminated by infected animal urine.
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All patients have tested negative for Ebola and Marburg, as well as Covid-19. /AFP FILE
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A mysterious disease that killed three people in Tanzania has been identified as leptospirosis or "rat fever", a bacterial infection commonly spread by the rodents, the East African nation's government