Getting to grips with a deadly infectious disease in the Philippines Leptospirosis is a zoonotic infectious disease with a worldwide distribution in tropical and subtropical regions that causes ...

The cost: £5–25m (Bennett R. 2005) to the national herd in health and productivity. Two vaccines for Leptospirosis were marketed in the UK; both require a primary course of two doses, with an interval ...

Leptospirosis, one of the most important of neglected tropical diseases, is a common zoonosis in the tropics. Recent reports have demonstrated that pulmonary haemorrhage is one of the fatal ...

The leptospirosis vaccine consists of an initial two-shot series spaced 4 weeks apart, which can be started in puppies at 12 weeks of age, followed by yearly booster shots. The timing of the ...

Leptospirosis is a bacterial disease that is found throughout the world, mainly in tropical and subtropical regions. Contracting leptospirosis causes illness, such as jaundice, pulmonary hemorrhage, ...

Leptospirosis can severely impact your immunity. This serious rainy season disease has heightened the concern of doctors. They warn that a weakened immune system during an epidemic can be fatal.

Cases of leptospirosis have been detected in recent days in NSW’s Hunter region ... while adult dogs can receive a yearly booster shot.” Cornwell added that although the vaccines were not typically ...