Is leptospirosis worse than usual in Monaragala?

No. Leptospirosis in Monaragala is at its usual level for these weeks.

5.2 cases a week, against a usual 6.1.

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Read from these four weekly reports by Epidemiology Unit, Ministry of Health, Sri Lanka:

  • 20–26 Jul 2026 (Vol 53 No 31)
  • 26 Jul–2 Aug 2026 (Vol 53 No 32)
  • 3–9 Aug 2026 (Vol 53 No 33)
  • 10–16 Aug 2026 (Vol 53 No 34)
The 8 reports behind "usual"
  • 20–26 Jul 2024 (Vol 51 No 31)
  • 27 Jul–2 Aug 2024 (Vol 51 No 32)
  • 3–9 Aug 2024 (Vol 51 No 33)
  • 10–16 Aug 2024 (Vol 51 No 34)
  • 19–25 Jul 2025 (Vol 52 No 31)
  • 26 Jul–1 Aug 2025 (Vol 52 No 32)
  • 2–8 Aug 2025 (Vol 52 No 33)
  • 9–15 Aug 2025 (Vol 52 No 34)

The publisher's own list of its weekly reports

How this is worked out. The last four weeks against the same four weeks of the two years before, for Monaragala alone. What "usual" means.

When does leptospirosis usually peak in Monaragala?

Twice a year: most often around December and January (9 of 17 years), and around April and May (7).

2007: peaked in week 512008: peaked in week 182010: peaked in week 492011: peaked in week 152012: peaked in week 12013: peaked in week 162014: peaked in week 522015: peaked in week 32016: peaked in week 22017: peaked in week 512018: peaked in week 472019: peaked in week 122021: peaked in week 512022: peaked in week 212023: peaked in week 142024: peaked in week 52025: peaked in week 14JFMAMJJASOND

One year's peak2025Now and the next ten weeks

From 17 years of weekly reports, 2007 to 2025: each dot is the month that year's leptospirosis peaked in Monaragala.

How does Monaragala compare with the rest of Sri Lanka?

Monaragala is 4th of the 12 districts with enough cases to compare, each against its own usual.

usual⅛×8×32×country 0.6×Badulla: 1.0×Colombo: 0.7×Galle: 0.6×Gampaha: 0.5×Hambantota: 1.0×Kalutara: 0.5×Kegalle: 0.8×Kurunegala: 0.6×Matara: 1.0×Monaragala: 0.9×Nuwara Eliya: 0.4×Ratnapura: 0.4×Monaragala

Across Sri Lanka as a whole, leptospirosis is at 0.6× its usual; in Monaragala it is 0.9×.

What is leptospirosis?

Leptospirosis is an infection caused by a germ (bacterium) that lives in animals such as rats, dogs, pigs and cattle, and passes to people.

Signs
Sudden fever, headache, muscle pain (especially in the calves), red eyes and yellow skin. Severe cases can harm the kidneys, heart and lungs.
How it spreads
When water, mud or soil holding infected animals' urine touches cuts or the eyes, nose or mouth. Floods raise the risk. It rarely passes between people.
How to protect yourself
Avoid wading or swimming in flood water or dirty water. Wear boots and gloves, cover cuts with waterproof plasters, and wash after contact with mud or water.
Get medical help
See a doctor quickly for fever after contact with flood water or mud. Antibiotics treat it, so early care matters.

In Dooram's words, from the World Health Organization. Source: WHO Disease Outbreak News: Leptospirosis – the United Republic of Tanzania (2022), read 8 October 2026. General information, not medical advice.

Leptospirosis in every country Dooram reads ›

A reported case means someone reached a clinic and a form was filed, so these count reports, not everyone who was ill.

Sources. Epidemiology Unit, Ministry of Health, Sri Lanka, weekly report. District maps: Survey Department of Sri Lanka, published as a Common Operational Dataset by the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs.