Clinical signs, diagnosis, and prevention of bovine leptospirosis

Authors

  • C. A. Bolin Zoonotic Diseases Research Unit, National Animal Disease Center, Agricultural Research Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, P.O. Box 70, Ames, Iowa, USA
  • D. P. Alt Zoonotic Diseases Research Unit, National Animal Disease Center, Agricultural Research Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, P.O. Box 70, Ames, Iowa, USA

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.21423/bovine-vol33no1p50-55

Keywords:

bacterial diseases, cattle diseases, diagnosis, disease prevention, infections, leptospirosis, symptoms

Abstract

Bovine leptospirosis is an important cause of reproductive failure and zoonotic disease throughout the world. The disease is difficult to diagnose because of a lack of pathognomonic clinical signs and because of the inefficiency of diagnostic tests for this organism. Vaccination is the most common method chosen to prevent bovine leptospirosis. In this paper the clinical signs, diagnosis, and prevention of bovine leptospirosis are reviewed. Recent developments in the area of diagnostic test and new data regarding the efficacy of vaccination are discussed.

Cover image of Volume 33, No.1 of the Bovine Practitioner, which depicts four different types of bovine practice under the banner "The Journal for All Bovine Practitioners": a photo from a dairy farm provided by Dr. Jim Jarrett of Rome, GA; a photo of a cow-calf practice provided by Dr. Larry Rice of San Antonio, TX; a stocker photo provided by Dr. Bob Smith of Stillwater, OK; and a feedlot photo provided by Mike Hunter of Texas County Feedyard, Guymon, OK

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Published

1999-01-01

Issue

Vol. 33, No. 1 (1999 January)

Section

Articles

How to Cite

Clinical signs, diagnosis, and prevention of bovine leptospirosis. (1999). The Bovine Practitioner, 33(1), 50-55. https://doi.org/10.21423/bovine-vol33no1p50-55