Person-to-person transmission is rare. Leptospira bacteria can die within minutes in dry heat or freezing temperatures, ...

So far this year, the Big Apple has already had 14 reported cases of people infected with the spirochete bacteria Leptospira interrogans. And leptospirosis isn’t the “it’s just leptospirosis ...

Despite availability of an effective vaccine, veterinarian Emmanuelle Butty still sees dogs with the serious disease.

Eventually, he was confirmed to have leptospirosis. Not everyone infected by Leptospira bacteria becomes sick, and the nonspecific symptoms it can cause initially, such as fever, chills ...

Emmanuelle Butty, med.vet., DACVIM (SAIM), assistant clinical professor at Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine, sometimes ...

In the agency’s advisory, they defined Leptospirosis as “a zoonotic disease that is present globally and caused by several species of a spirochete bacteria of the genus Leptospira.” ...

Leptospirosis is a bacterial disease caused by the bacteria Leptospira. It can survive for months in the soil and water. In addition to being carried in rat urine, it’s also found in the urine ...

Rats in New York City are becoming more than a nuisance. The New York City Department of Health has released a health ...

Leptospirosis, also called Weil's disease, is caused by bacteria in the genus Leptospira. Globally, it is the most common infection caused by germs that are transmitted between animals and humans.

The variant found in Austria, called Leptospira borgpetersenii serogroup Sejroe serovar Hardjobovis, is extremely adaptable. Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy ...

New York City sanitation workers who collect trash and are often exposed to rats say they have been disparately represented ...

The bacteria that causes it—spirochete bacteria of the genus Leptospira—infect rats, which shed the bacteria in their urine. The germs jump to people through direct contact with open wounds or ...