Difference between revisions of "Leptospirosis - Cattle and Sheep"
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
| + | {{unfinished}} | ||
| + | |||
**Cattle and sheep | **Cattle and sheep | ||
***Cattle are maintenance hosts for ''L. borgpetersenii'' serovar ''hardjo'' | ***Cattle are maintenance hosts for ''L. borgpetersenii'' serovar ''hardjo'' | ||
| Line 8: | Line 10: | ||
***Incactivated vaccines are of questionable efficacy | ***Incactivated vaccines are of questionable efficacy | ||
***Serovars ''pomona, grippotyphosa'' and ''icterohaemorrhagiae'' cause pyrexia, haemoglobinurea, jaundice, anorexia, uraemia due to renal damage and death in calves and lambs | ***Serovars ''pomona, grippotyphosa'' and ''icterohaemorrhagiae'' cause pyrexia, haemoglobinurea, jaundice, anorexia, uraemia due to renal damage and death in calves and lambs | ||
| − | + | [[Category:Cattle]][[Category:Sheep]] | |
| − | [[Category:To_Do_- | + | [[Category:To_Do_-_Clinical]] |
Revision as of 13:35, 20 July 2010
 |
This article is still under construction. |
- Cattle and sheep
- Cattle are maintenance hosts for L. borgpetersenii serovar hardjo
- L. interrogans serovar hardjo is host-adapted to cattle
- Acute disease in susceptible heifers, with fever and agalactia of all quarters; abortion and stillbirth may occur
- Diagnosed by rising antibody titre in paired serum samples
- Infection in sheep may cause abortion and agalactia
- Urinary excretion can be reduced by administering dihydrostreptomycin or amoxycillin
- Incactivated vaccines are of questionable efficacy
- Serovars pomona, grippotyphosa and icterohaemorrhagiae cause pyrexia, haemoglobinurea, jaundice, anorexia, uraemia due to renal damage and death in calves and lambs
- Cattle and sheep