Leptospirosis is a bacterial disease that causes illness in humans through contact with infected animal urine and contaminated water. It is not a disease that spreads from person to person; when ...

Production of a diagnostic kit is expected to make it simple to perform a definitive diagnosis of leptospirosis. A prototype has already been made, and is currently being investigated in preparation ...

Bacteria that caused 19 people who work in raspberry and blackberry hoop houses to fall ill last year from a rare bacterial ...

Soil and water tests confirm workers in Ventura County raspberry fields were infected by the rare disease leptospirosis.

After an investigation that began in October of last year, Ventura County Public Health identified 19 people who had illnesses ...

Results of a preliminary investigation of an outbreak of a rare bacterial disease called leptospirosis among Ventura County ...

Both humans and dogs can become sick with leptospirosis, while cats are considered disease-resistant. For both people and dogs, the result of infection can range from mild to deadly serious.

Nevertheless, there has been little publication of research or surveys, and not many people are aware of the severity of the situation in the Philippines. The purpose of this project is to determine ...