Local cases of the infectious disease leptospirosis, which in New York City is largely associated with exposure to rat urine, are continuing to trend upward, the city’s health department warned in an advisory on Friday.
The city recorded 24 leptospirosis cases in 2023, its highest number in a single year, according to health officials. That’s compared to just three cases per year on average between 2001 and 2020. So far this year, six cases have been reported.
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