Description

Signalment

Leptospirosis has a worldwide distribution; it is more prevalent in warm wet climates. The incidence of disease depends on the serovar involved.

Diagnosis

Clinical Signs

Treatemnt

Prognosis

References

    • 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