Animal leptospirosis in small tropical areas

Leptospirosis: tropical to subtropical India.

The panorama of animal leptospirosis in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, regarding the seroepidemiology of the infection in tropical regions

BACKGROUND Leptospirosis is an important disease caused by various serovars of Leptospira sp. It can affect humans as well as domestic and wild animals; therefore, it has importance for public health, animal production, and wild species. The aim of this paper is to discuss the epidemiology of animal leptospirosis in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, as a possible model for other tropical regions. In seve...

2010 ACVIM Small Animal Consensus Statement on Leptospirosis: Diagnosis, Epidemiology, Treatment, and Prevention

This report offers a consensus opinion on the diagnosis, epidemiology, treatment, and prevention of leptospirosis in dogs, an important zoonosis. Clinical signs of leptospirosis in dogs relate to development of renal disease, hepatic disease, uveitis, and pulmonary hemorrhage. Disease may follow periods of high rainfall, and can occur in dogs roaming in proximity to water sources, farm animals,...

Serological Survey of Human Leptospirosis in tribal Areas of West Central Iran

Leptospirosis is one of the zoonotic diseases caused by different serovars of the species Leptospira interrogans.  The source of infection in humans is usually either direct or indirect contact with the urine of infected animals.  In this study, 400 human blood samples collected from tribal areas of Farsan and Koohrang cities in West Centeral Iran.  The serum samples were analyzed employing Mic...

Memoranda on Medical Diseases in Tropical and Sub-Tropical Areas