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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
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