Leptospirosis in cattle: a challenging scenario for the understanding of the epidemiology

W Lilenbaum, G Martins - Transboundary and emerging …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
All over the world, leptospirosis has been reported as one of the major causes of
reproductive failure in cattle and other ruminants, determining abortions, stillbirth, weak …

Leptospirosis in the western Indian Ocean islands: what is known so far?

A Desvars, A Michault, P Bourhy - Veterinary research, 2013 - Springer
In the past decade, leptospirosis has emerged as a major zoonosis with a worldwide
distribution. The disease is caused by bacteria of the genus Leptospira. The western Indian …

Identification of the Hemolysis-Associated Protein 1 as a Cross-Protective Immunogen of Leptospira interrogans by Adenovirus-Mediated Vaccination

C Branger, C Sonrier, B Chatrenet… - Infection and …, 2001 - journals.asm.org
New vaccine strategies are needed for the prevention of leptospirosis, a widespread human
and animal disease caused by pathogenic leptospires. Our previous work determined that a …

Protection against Leptospira interrogans Sensu Lato Challenge by DNA Immunization with the Gene Encoding Hemolysin-Associated Protein 1

C Branger, B Chatrenet, A Gauvrit, F Aviat… - Infection and …, 2005 - journals.asm.org
The use of DNA constructs encoding leptospiral proteins is a promising new approach for
vaccination against leptospirosis. In previous work we determined that immunization with …

[PDF][PDF] Environmental risk factors associated with leptospirosis among butchers and their associates in Jamaica

PD Brown, M McKenzie, D McGrowder - 2011 - sid.ir
Background: LEPTOSPIROSIS, a spirochetal zoonosis, is considered an occupational
disease of persons engaged in agriculture, sewage works, FORESTRY, and butchery …

[HTML][HTML] Unconventional sites for diagnosis of leptospirosis in bovine anicteric fetuses

L Aymée, MIN Di Azevedo, L Reis, J Mendes… - Animals, 2023 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Abortion is one of the main signs of bovine leptospirosis. The necropsy of
the fetuses followed by molecular analysis of the tissues is recommended for the diagnosis …

Comparison of conventional PCR, quantitative PCR, bacteriological culture and the Warthin Starry technique to detect Leptospira spp. in kidney and liver samples …

F Fornazari, RC da Silva, VB Richini-Pereira… - Journal of …, 2012 - Elsevier
Leptospirosis is an infectious disease of worldwide importance. The development of
diagnostic techniques allows sick animals to be identified, reservoirs to be eliminated and …

Carrier Status of Leptospirosis Among Cattle in S ri L anka: A Zoonotic Threat to Public Health

CD Gamage, N Koizumi, AKC Perera… - Transboundary and …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Leptospirosis is a zoonotic disease of global importance and one of the notifiable diseases
in S ri L anka. Recent studies on human leptospirosis have suggested that the cattle could …

Factors associated with bovine leptospirosis in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

W Lilenbaum, GN Souza - Research in Veterinary Science, 2003 - Elsevier
Serum samples from 379 adult cows with lowered fertility farmed in the Rio de Janeiro
region of Brazil. They were examined for Leptospira antibodies. A questionnaire was …

Endemicity of leptospirosis in domestic and wild animal species from Reunion Island (Indian Ocean)

A Desvars, F Naze, A Benneveau… - Epidemiology & …, 2013 - cambridge.org
Leptospirosis is the major infectious disease on Reunion Island but little is known about the
animal reservoir. We conducted a wide-ranging survey that included samples from 574 …