Kerala reported 3,259 leptospirosis circumstances, 209 deaths this 12 months: Nadda

Kerala reported 3,259 confirmed leptospirosis circumstances and 209 deaths from January 1 until December 5, Union Well being Minister JP Nadda informed the Lok Sabha on Friday.

Thiruvananthapuram recorded 583 circumstances, the very best among the many 14 districts in Kerala, adopted by Ernakulam at 492 and Thrissur at 340, Mr. Nadda stated in response to a query.

As public well being is a State topic, the first duty of surveillance, reporting and response to the illness lies with the State authorities, he added.

“As reported by the State authorities of Kerala, 3,259 confirmed leptospirosis circumstances and 209 deaths have been recorded from January 1, 2025 until December 5, 2025,” Mr. Nadda stated.

Leptospirosis, an sickness attributable to the micro organism Leptospira, is endemic in Kerala and has been related to the monsoon.

The Well being Ministry, via the Nationwide Heart for Illness Management (NCDC), is implementing the Program for Prevention and Management of Leptospirosis (PPCL) throughout 12 endemic States and two Union territories. This system goals to cut back morbidity and mortality because of leptospirosis via strengthened surveillance and diagnostics, early detection and therapy, improved affected person care, capability constructing, and enhanced inter-sectoral coordination, Mr. Nadda stated.

Initiatives below this system embrace coaching of State and district health-care professionals, sensitisation of personal practitioners via steady medical teaching programs, annual hands-on laboratory coaching, strengthening of the general public well being laboratory, and institution of 75 sentinel surveillance websites nationwide, together with 5 in Kerala, below the Nationwide One Well being Program for Prevention and Management of Zoonosis, the Minister stated.

Beneath the Nationwide Well being Mission, the Well being Ministry gives technical and monetary help to the States for strengthening their health-care programs based mostly on the proposals submitted by them of their program implementation plans, topic to norms and availability of sources, the Minister stated.