Leptospirosis - Cats and Dogs
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- Dogs and cats
- Serovars canicola and icterohaemorrhagica cause leptospirosis in dogs, but are vaccinated against
- Serovars pomona and grippotyphosa are becoming important
- The host-adapted serovar canicolar causes acute renal failure in puppies; a chronic uraemic syndrome may follow
- Incidental infections with serovar icterohaemorrhagica or copenhagenii cause renal failure
- L. icterohaemorrhagiae may cause hepatic jaundice
- Serovar bratislava causes abortion and infertility in dogs, which may be the maintenance host
- Infections uncommon in cats
- Dogs and cats