Leptospirosis

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Clinical signs

Host species

Bacterial disease Zoonotic

Clinical Signs

Systemic

Pyrexia (Fever) Required

General Systemic Signs

Inappetence (Anorexia) Stillbirth Icterus Pathognomonic Acute hemolytic anemia Pathognomonic

Reproductive

Abortion Specific Bloody milk Specific Flaccid udder

Ophthalmic

Lacrimation Photophobia Periodic ophthalmia

Respiratory

Dyspnea

Urinary

Hemoglobinuria Pathognomonic

Diagnosis

Dark field microscopy

Silver staining

Fluorescent antibody test

Guinea pig inoculation

Microscopic agglutination test

Treatment

Streptomycin

Tetracycline

Whole blood transfusion and intravenous fluids

Prevention & Control

Identify and eliminate carrier animals

Eliminate wet muddy environments

Rodent control

Multivalent vaccination

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Classification

Etiology Bacterial disease

Zoonotic Yes

Transmissibility Moderate

Infectiousness Moderately infectious

Occurrence Patterns

Endemic

Host Species

Cattle Primary host Susceptibility: High

Pig Susceptibility: High

Sheep Susceptibility: High

Goat Susceptibility: High

Human Susceptibility: High

Dogs Susceptibility: High

Horse Susceptibility: High

Associated Microorganisms

No information available.