Leptospirosis in cats

Leptospirosis is the most widespread zoonosis worldwide. Mammals (eg, rats, horses, cows, pigs, dogs, cats and aquatic species, such as sea lions and northern elephant seals) can all be infected by leptospires. Infection in animals occurs through contact with urine or water contaminated with the bac...

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Autores: Murillo Picco, Andrea|||0000-0002-7630-6116, Goris, Marga, Ahmed, Ahmed|||0000-0002-6169-5323, Cuenca Valera, Rafaela|||0000-0002-9346-8512, Pastor Milán, Josep|||0000-0003-1702-9531
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2020
País:España
Institución:Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
Repositorio:Dipòsit Digital de Documents de la UAB
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:ddd.uab.cat:234280
Acceso en línea:https://ddd.uab.cat/record/234280
https://dx.doi.org/urn:doi:10.1177/1098612X20903601
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Zoonosi
Leptospirosi
Gats -- Malalties
Leptospirosis
Microscopic agglutination test
Real-time PCR
Zoonosis
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Sumario:Leptospirosis is the most widespread zoonosis worldwide. Mammals (eg, rats, horses, cows, pigs, dogs, cats and aquatic species, such as sea lions and northern elephant seals) can all be infected by leptospires. Infection in animals occurs through contact with urine or water contaminated with the bacteria. In people, the disease is acquired mainly from animal sources or through recreational activities in contaminated water.