Killing Waterborne Diseases in Bombay-India

Waterborne diseases have killed at least 46 people in Bombay in the past August,2005, following widespread floods in the city. Some 200 people complaining of fever and vomiting have been admitted to hospitals across Bombay and suburbs, sparking fears of an epidemic.
Many deaths were likely caused by leptospirosis, an infection caused by water contamination that can lead to organ failure.
Dozens of hospital patients have shown leptospirosis symptoms, which include high fever, body aches and vomiting.
The deaths were concentrated in Bombay's northeastern suburbs where flood water mixed with sewage water entered low-lying shanties. Officials said some also died from malaria, diarrhea and typhoid.
The floods, triggered by record monsoon rains that began on July 26, killed more than 1,000 people in western India. More than 400 of those deaths were in Bombay.
The recent deaths have reignited anger over authorities' handling of the floods' aftermath.
Bombay residents took to the streets last month demanding authorities clear piles of garbage from the roads and remove animal carcasses that blocked drains.