The Epidemiology Unit of the Ministry of Health says tests have confirmed that the unidentified disease spreading in the Northern Province is leptospirosis, commonly known as rat fever.
According to the Epidemiology Unit, several samples of those who had died due to the unidentified disease have tested positive for rat fever.
The Epidemiology Unit further revealed that seven fever-related deaths have been reported in the Northern Province so far. (Newswire)