-drop in demand over high prices, health concerns By Femi Harris As persistent rainfall and flooding continue to plague farming communities along the East Coast of Demerara, there has been no improvement in the supply of vegetables to the major city markets, vendors say. Although key vegetables continue to fetch high prices at the markets, there has been a significant drop in the demand.  The disruption in supply had seen prices double during the current flooding. A vendor at the Bourda Market told Stabroek News that “de prices fuh these tings really high, an suh yuh find dat people nat buying them as before.” Consumers are sceptical of purchasing vegetables because of the fear of contracting leptospirosis, a potentially serious bacterial illness that can cause death if not treated.  Infected wild and domestic animals pass leptospirosis-causing bacteria in their urine and people contract the disease by contact with floodwater, wet ...... Read more