Ferozepur, March 2 -- As many as 32 leptospirosis patients, including 31 children, have surfaced so far in Hazara Singh Wala, a border village in Ferozepur, officials said. Among them, 19 children have been admitted to the civil hospital in the district. After the recent death of a 12-year-old girl here, rodent droppings and dead pigeons were found in the water tank, triggering panic in the area.

Leptospirosis is a zoonotic bacterial disease caused by Leptospira bacteria, transmitted via urine of infected animals (rodents, dogs, livestock) contaminating water or soil.

The administration has sent tankers to the village as the regular water supply has been stopped. Officials are inspecting the pipeline for leakage. Water samples have been...