Role of diagnostics in epidemiology, management, surveillance, and control of leptospirosis

JE Sykes, KL Reagan, JE Nally, RL Galloway… - Pathogens, 2022 - mdpi.com
A One Health approach to the epidemiology, management, surveillance, and control of
leptospirosis relies on accessible and accurate diagnostics that can be applied to humans …

Leptospirosis and the environment: A review and future directions

EA Bradley, G Lockaby - Pathogens, 2023 - mdpi.com
Leptospirosis is a zoonotic disease of global importance with significant morbidity and
mortality. However, the disease is frequently overlooked and underdiagnosed, leading to …

Updated ACVIM consensus statement on leptospirosis in dogs

JE Sykes, T Francey, S Schuller… - Journal of veterinary …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Since publication of the last consensus statement on leptospirosis in dogs, there has been
revision of leptospiral taxonomy and advancements in typing methods, widespread use of …

An overview on the molecular diagnosis of animal leptospirosis

MIN Di Azevedo, W Lilenbaum - Letters in applied microbiology, 2021 - academic.oup.com
The most common presentation of animal leptospirosis is the subclinical and silent chronic
form, that can lead to important reproductive disorders. The diagnosis of this chronic form …

Potential drivers for the re-emergence of canine leptospirosis in the United States and Canada

AM Smith, JW Stull, GE Moore - Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease, 2022 - mdpi.com
Canine leptospirosis is an important zoonotic disease in many countries. This review
examines potential drivers for increased diagnoses of canine leptospirosis in the United …

Use of machine-learning algorithms to aid in the early detection of leptospirosis in dogs

KL Reagan, S Deng, J Sheng… - Journal of …, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
Leptospirosis is a life-threatening, zoonotic disease with various clinical presentations,
including renal injury, hepatic injury, pancreatitis, and pulmonary hemorrhage. With prompt …

[HTML][HTML] New insights on Leptospira infections in a canine population from North Sardinia, Italy: A sero-epidemiological study

I Piredda, MN Ponti, A Piras, B Palmas, P Pintore… - Biology, 2021 - mdpi.com
Leptospirosis is a widespread zoonosis recognized as a re-emerging infectious disease in a
wide variety of animal species, including humans and dogs. No data exist regarding the …

[HTML][HTML] Seroprevalence of pathogenic Leptospira spp. in domestic dogs from southern Chile and risk factors associated with different environments

L Azócar-Aedo, G Monti - Preventive Veterinary Medicine, 2022 - Elsevier
Leptospirosis is a neglected and severe zoonotic bacterial disease that affects canine
populations worldwide, and it is present in animals from different settings, such as urban and …

Emerging zoonotic diseases in Southeast Asia in the period 2011–2022: a systematic literature review

TT Nguyen, TN Mai, S Dang-Xuan… - Veterinary …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
As COVID-19 has shown, pandemics and outbreaks of emerging infections such as Zika,
Nipah, monkeypox and antimicrobial-resistant pathogens, especially emerging zoonotic …

Effect of Vaccination against Leptospira on Shelter Asymptomatic Dogs Following a Long-Term Study

R Sant'Anna da Costa, MIN Di Azevedo… - Animals, 2022 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Dogs are known as hosts of Leptospira interrogans and can become
asymptomatic carriers of leptospires in the urine, spreading this bacterium to the …