Difference between revisions of "Leptospirosis - Pigs"

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***The rodent-adapted serovars ''icterohaemorrhagica'' and ''copenhagenii'' cause acute disease in pigs
 
***The rodent-adapted serovars ''icterohaemorrhagica'' and ''copenhagenii'' cause acute disease in pigs
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***Pigs are maintenance hosts for serovars ''tarassovi'' and ''bratislava'', which may cause reproductive failure
 
***Pigs are maintenance hosts for serovars ''tarassovi'' and ''bratislava'', which may cause reproductive failure
  
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    • Pigs
      • The rodent-adapted serovars icterohaemorrhagica and copenhagenii cause acute disease in pigs
      • Severe disease in young pigs
      • Serovar pomona is the host-adapted species, and may be shed in the urine
      • Infections may cause abortions and stillbirths
      • Pigs are maintenance hosts for serovars tarassovi and bratislava, which may cause reproductive failure