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5 November 2026

Woman dies from leptospirosis after hunting near Top End billabong

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Woman dies from leptospirosis after hunting near Top End billabong

A woman aged in her 30s has died in Royal Darwin Hospital after contracting leptospirosis while hunting near a billabong in a remote Top End community.

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