Infectious uveitis in horses and new insights in its leptospiral biofilm-related pathogenesis

B Wollanke, H Gerhards, K Ackermann - Microorganisms, 2022 - mdpi.com
Uveitis is a sight-threatening eye disease in equids known worldwide that leads to
considerable pain and suffering. By far the most common type of uveitis in Germany and …

Equine genital leptospirosis: Evidence of an important silent chronic reproductive syndrome

MIN Di Azevedo, W Lilenbaum - Theriogenology, 2022 - Elsevier
Leptospirosis may be associated with important syndromes in equines, including
reproductive ones. Recently, our group demonstrated a reproductive syndrome of …

Identification of equine mares as reservoir hosts for pathogenic species of Leptospira

C Hamond, EN Adam, NE Stone, K LeCount… - Frontiers in Veterinary …, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Equine leptospirosis can result in abortion, stillbirth, neonatal death, placentitis, and uveitis.
Horses can also act as subclinical reservoir hosts of infection, which are characterized as …

Placental abnormalities associated with Leptospira interrogans infection in naturally infected mares

L Aymée, F Dantas, C Ezepha, D Motta… - Journal of Equine …, 2024 - Elsevier
The reproductive features of equine leptospirosis are often neglected. Equine genital
leptospirosis is characterized as a silent chronic syndrome, and besides abortions, leads to …

Serological surveillance of equine leptospirosis in Croatia in the period from 2012 to 2022: a key insight into the changing Epizootiology

I Benvin, VM Perko, MM Maljković, J Habuš… - Journal of equine …, 2023 - Elsevier
Leptospirosis is re-emerging zoonotic bacterial disease of global importance that affects
domestic and wild animals and humans. Due to the public health importance, control of …

Seroprevalence of Leptospira in Racehorses and Broodmares in New Zealand

CF Bolwell, CW Rogers, J Benschop… - Animals, 2020 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Leptospirosis is a zoonotic disease, caused by bacteria (Leptospira), that
is frequently reported to occur in horses worldwide. Leptospirosis has been associated with …

Spatial and seasonal distribution of Leptospira spp. seropositive horses in the Northeast region of Brazil

DA Morais, BC Nunes, NNC Barnabé, DM Anjos… - Preventive Veterinary …, 2024 - Elsevier
Leptospirosis is an anthropozoonosis of economic and public health importance, caused by
bacteria of the genus Leptospira. Horses are deemed important in its transmission chain due …

Acute leptospirosis in horses: A retrospective study of 11 cases (2015‐2023)

L Ramsay, C Eberhardt… - Journal of Veterinary …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Background Reports of leptospirosis in horses are limited. Objectives To describe the
clinical and diagnostic findings of acute systemic leptospirosis in horses. Animals Eleven …

Isolation and molecular identification of Leptospira santarosai and Leptospira interrogans in equines from eastern Mexico

JR Ramos-Vázquez, S Sánchez-Montes… - Acta Tropica, 2024 - Elsevier
Leptospirosis is an infectious disease with a worldwide distribution, which represents a
major challenge in animal production across develo** countries, mainly in tropical areas …

[HTML][HTML] Serological Survey of Leptospira Infection in Arabian Horses in Poland

B Wasiński, K Paschalis-Trela, J Trela, M Czopowicz… - Pathogens, 2021 - mdpi.com
Leptospirosis is one of the most common zoonotic infections worldwide, including in most
livestock, some companion animals, horses, wildlife, and humans. Epidemiological …