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[[Leptospirosis - Horses]]

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[[Leptospirosis - Pigs]]

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**Pigs

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***The rodent-adapted serovars ''icterohaemorrhagica'' and ''copenhagenii'' cause acute disease in pigs

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***Severe disease in young pigs

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***Serovar ''pomona'' is the host-adapted species, and may be shed in the urine

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***Infections may cause abortions and stillbirths

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***Pigs are maintenance hosts for serovars ''tarassovi'' and ''bratislava'', which may cause reproductive failure

**Dogs and cats

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