Rainfall in Mumbai sporadic, but causes ailments aplenty - Hepatitis E

Rainfall in Mumbai sporadic, but causes ailments aplenty - Indian Express
Apart from the illnesses caused by mosquitoes like malaria and dengue, numerous cases of gastroenteritis, amoebiasis, leptospirosis, hepatitis E and jaundice have been reported. Over 200 people have been admitted for jaundice and about 1,000 for gastroenteritis. There have been quite a few cases of hepatitis E in the past few days which might be a cause of concern,” said Dr AA Bandiwadekar, executive health official, BMC. Even though jaundice and gastroenteritis cases are not as high as last year, the city has reported two deaths from jaundice and two deaths from gastroenteritis in June itself.