PETALING JAYA: Those who fall sick after returning from a picnic or after a flood should get themselves checked and not assume they are suffering from influenza, a leptospirosis (rat urine disease) expert said.
Universiti Putra Malaysia professor of veterinary bacteriology Datuk Dr Abdul Rani Bahaman said when people get a fever after visiting recreational places such as waterfalls, pools or rivers, or after being exposed to floodwaters, they should not mistake leptospirosis for influenza.
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