What is leptospirosis and how can it harm us and our pets?

Recently reported cases of the often fatal bacterial infection leptospirosis in dogs in Sydney have raised the issue of animal diseases that also affect humans.

This zoonotic disease is spread by rats and other rodents. However, this latest cluster in dogs has not been accompanied by human cases in the Sydney area so far; dog cases aren’t always accompanied by human cases nearby.

So what is leptospirosis? And what can we do to protect ourselves and our pets from this potentially fatal disease?

The Vaccine Group aims to commercialise new vaccine platforms for the development of vaccines for use in infection control and for a rapid response to pathogens which unpredictably cross the species barrier and pose a significant threat to human health. As at 27th March 2019, Frontier IP Group Plc (LON:FIPP) have a 19.2% holding in The Vaccine Group.

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