leptospira

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Noun1.leptospira - important pathogens causing Weil's disease or canicola fever
spirochaete, spirochete - parasitic or free-living bacteria; many pathogenic to humans and other animals
genus Leptospira - very slender aerobic spirochetes; free-living or parasitic in mammals
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During rainy season, Leptospirosis, which is caused by bacteria of the genus Leptospira, is rampant especially in areas affected by flood.
DOH raises concern on leptospirosis
Leptospirosis is a bacterial infection caused by leptospira spirochetes bacteria, spread through the urine of infected animals, especially rats.
Iloilo health office notes drop on leptospirosis cases
Duque noted that leptospirosis usually spreads because uncollected garbage attracts stray animals and rats, whose waste and urine may contain the leptospira bacteria.
News Briefs: Aug. 21, 2019
Leptospirosis is caused by the Leptospira bacteria which can be found in dirty floodwaters or mud contaminated with animal's urine, mostly from rats and even pigs.
Number of leptospirosis cases in Pangasinan rises to 26
Leptospirosis is a global zoonotic disease, endemic in tropical areas, and caused by spirochetes of the genus Leptospira (1).
Severe Myasthenic Manifestation of Leptospirosis Associated with New Sequence Type of Leptospira interrogans
Infections caused by porcine circovirus 2 (PCV2), porcine parvovirus (PPV), and Leptospira spp.
High prevalence of porcine circovirus 2, porcine parvovirus, and pathogenic leptospires in mummified swine fetuses in Southern Brazil/Alta prevalencia de parvovirus suino, circovirus suino 2 e leptospiras patogenicas em fetos suinos mumificados na regiao Sul do Brasil
Leptospirosis is a widespread and prevalent zoonotic disease caused by pathogenic spirochetes of the genus Leptospira. It is common in both temperate and tropical areas (1).
Clinical Outcome of Leptospirosis: A Fatal Case Report
WHO defined leptospirosis as an infectious disease caused by bacteria belonging to the genus Leptospira.
Infographic: 7 things to do to prevent leptospirosis
Leptospira interrogans, a corkscrew-shape bacterium that caused the disease, was first observed in 1907, but it was the following year that it was declared as the cause of it.
Leptospirosis: The flood-borne legacy
Previous studies in Chennai have shown that the commonest serovars in Chennai were Leptospira icterohaemorrhagiae followed by L.
A Study on Prevalence of Canine Leptospirosis in Chennai
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