From early embryonic deaths to lower pregnancy rates, stillbirths, abortions and even weakened calves, Lepto hardjo-bovis impacts all stages of beef cattle reproduction. With minimal clinical signs ...

Leptospirosis vaccine uptake has been relatively stable between 2011 and 2023, with around one in three of all breeding cattle over the age of one estimated to be vaccinated. There were supply chain ...

"Samples were taken from 410 cattle," says the epidemiologist. "Five of them tested positive for leptospirosis. The bacteria were successfully isolated, cultivated and precisely identified three ...

cattle, deer and pigs, as well as rodents, possums and hedgehogs, are carriers.’ As a veterinarian and epidemiologist, Professor Benschop focuses primarily on the biomedical aspects of leptospirosis ...

Leptospirosis is a bacterial infection that affects the liver and kidneys and can cause abortion, reduced fertility and illness. Some cattle diseases are specific to certain regions. Ten states ...

Leptospirosis should be considered by physicians when patients present with fever, sepsis and pulmonary haemorrhage, regardless of history of exposure to potential reservoirs such as rats or cattle.

Leptospirosis cases are on the rise ... it’s also found in the urine of other animals, including pigs, cattle, horses, dogs and other wild animals. Infected animals may not show any symptoms ...

and France—and cattle and dog vaccines help to lower the risk from some animal reservoirs. “It is unlikely that there will be an effective, cross-protective subunit vaccine for leptospirosis for years ...