Leptospirosis — a potentially fatal zoonotic infection long believed to spare Meghalaya’s hill ecology — has now been ...

The Centers for Disease Control removed Leptospirosis from the reportable human diseases list, but there is still significant concern over this zoonotic disease. Our pets are susceptible to lepto as ...

Corkscrew-shaped Leptospira and the potentially deadly disease they cause are tricky to study. The bacteria live in the kidneys of animals where they may or may not cause symptoms, and they are ...

Corkscrew-shaped Leptospira and the potentially deadly disease they cause are tricky to study. The bacteria live in the kidneys of animals where they may or may not cause symptoms, and they are ...

Rats in Boston may be spreading a potentially deadly disease, according to a Tufts University study. The disease is called leptospirosis, which is caused by a bacterium called Leptospira. It is ...

Jane Sykes, BVSc, PhD, MPH, MBA, FNAP, summarizes the practical parts of the 2023 ACVIM consensus update on leptospirosis and explains what it means for general practice. She covers the biggest shift ...

It was in June 2024 that I lost one of my two beloved dogs to leptospirosis. Immediately, a day after I buried my dog, my remaining dog was progressively in serious condition and about to succumb to ...

Ventura County public health officials said Wednesday night they’re investigating a rare and potentially severe disease diagnosed in several workers in county berry fields. The illness, leptospirosis, ...

Thiruvananthapuram: Health Minister Veena George has cautioned against self-treatment for any fever, warning that it could be a sign of a viral illness. Given the recent intermittent rainfall in the ...

KINGSTON, Nov 21 - Jamaica has declared an outbreak of the bacterial disease leptospirosis, suspected of causing six deaths, following the devastation from Hurricane Melissa in late October. The ...