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Leptospirosis

Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association, 2009
Leptospirosis has recently been classified as an emerging disease because of large clusters of cases resulting from exposure during recreational activities and natural disasters. In addition to their involvement in the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of leptospirosis in animals, veterinarians serve an important role in public health by providing ...
Nobuo, Koizumi, Haruo, Watanabe
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Leptospirosis

EMC - Tratado de Medicina, 2007
Leptospirosis is among the most important zoonotic disease worldwide. Annually, millions of human cases occur worldwide, with case fatality rates ranging as high as 20-25% in some regions. The pathogenicity of the Leptospira spp is depending on the responsible serovar.
Pierre, Abgueguen, Eric, Pichard
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Leptospirosis

Nature Reviews Disease Primers
Leptospirosis is a zoonotic bacterial infection that is prevalent across all continents and is caused by pathogenic spirochaetes of the genus Leptospira. Although infection can be asymptomatic, symptomatic disease can vary in severity from mild to severe illness, the latter characterized by icterus and/or multi-organ dysfunction and potentially death ...
Rajapakse, Senaka   +4 more
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Leptospirosis

Ocular Immunology and Inflammation, 1999
Leptospirosis, a waterborne spirochetal illness, is common in tropical climates. Rodents and wild animals are the most common reservoirs for this widespread zoonosis. Human disease is acquired by contact with urine or tissues of an infected animal or through contaminated water and soil.
S R, Rathinam, P, Namperumalsamy
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Leptospirosis

Veterinary Clinics of North America: Equine Practice, 1993
Equine clinical leptospirosis has been primarily related to uveitis and the often recurrent sequelae of ocular changes. Reports of equine hepatic and renal involvement are sporadic. More recently, serovar bratislava has been identified as a host-adapted serovar in the horse. More significantly, reports of equine abortion and stillbirth have become more
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Pulmonary leptospirosis

Current Opinion in Pulmonary Medicine, 2000
Leptospirosis is a worldwide zoonosis affecting wild and domestic mammals. It is most commonly transmitted to humans by indirect contact with infected animals. Vascular injury, mainly capillary damage, and hemorrhagic diathesis are prominent features in the affected organs. The most severe form of the disease presents with high fever, intense jaundice,
E P, Bethlem, C R, Carvalho
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Human Leptospirosis

CRC Critical Reviews in Clinical Laboratory Sciences, 1975
Human leptospirosis is a subject of increasing interest. Although this disease was frequently associated with individuals whose occupation or geographic location placed them in close proximity to wild animals or farm animals, recent cases have been particularly prevalent in young children and adolescents in urban and suburban America.
Ralph D. Feigin   +2 more
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Leptospirosis in Travelers

Clinical Infectious Diseases, 1994
Between 1987 and 1991 leptospirosis in 32 Dutch travelers was diagnosed. Infections were acquired predominantly in Thailand and other Southeast Asian countries. Contact with surface waters could be confirmed in all but one case. Fever, headache, and myalgia were the most common complaints. Signs included conjunctival injection and lymphadenopathy in 11
van Crevel, R.   +3 more
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Ocular leptospirosis

Current Opinion in Ophthalmology, 2002
Uveitis is a well-known late complication of systemic leptospirosis, a zoonotic disease caused by the water-borne spirochete Leptospira. Although it is one of the world's most widespread febrile diseases, it remains underdiagnosed, mainly because of protean manifestations, lack of awareness, and nonavailability of laboratory support.
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Animal Leptospirosis

2014
Leptospirosis is a global disease of animals, which can have a major economic impact on livestock industries and is an important zoonosis. The current knowledge base is heavily biased towards the developed agricultural economies. The disease situation in the developing economies presents a major challenge as humans and animals frequently live in close ...
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