ABSTRACT: Canine leptospirosis is a potentially lethal disease which is problematic both to diagnose definitively and to treat. In recent years it appears to have become more prevalent across Europe for a variety of reasons.1

There is increasing evidence in the UK too that the disease is starting to be seen more in dogs already vaccinated. Traditionally, bivalent leptospirosis vaccines have been used to immunise dogs, but the epidemiology has changed, leaving dogs open to contracting the disease through contact with other Leptospira serovars not covered by current vaccines.

Author

John Helps,

BVetMed, CertSAM, MRCVS. Technical Support, MSD Animal Health

Keywords: Environmental, Leptospirosis

To cite this article: Veterinary Nursing Journal • VOL 28 (07) • May 2013 • pp165-166

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