Mangaluru: A 28-year-old youth passed away, in a suspected case of rat fever, at Kuttar Padavu near Thokkottu.
Manoj Kumar, a resident of Kuttar Tevula is the deceased person.
He was the vice president of Battedadi DYFI.
District Health Officer Dr Ramakrisha Rao has said that he has no information about any death due to rat fever.