Biohazard: Authorities collecting water samples at a suspected leptospirosis outbreak site.
JOHOR BARU: The Gunung Berlumut recreational area in Kluang was ordered to close after two children contracted leptospirosis (rat urine disease) there.
Johor Health, Environment, Education and Information Committee chairman Datuk Ayub Rahmat said the siblings, aged five and seven years, went there for a trip with their relatives from Feb 16 to Feb 18.
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