First report of pathogenic Leptospira spp. isolated from urine and kidneys of naturally infected cats

• Main Authors: Alashraf, Abdul Rahman, Lau, Seng Fong, Bejo, Siti Khairani, Khor, Kuan Hua, Ajat, Mokrish, Radzi, Rozanaliza, Roslan, Muhammad Azri, Abdul Rahman, Muhammad Sabri
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Public Library of Science 2020
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/89032/1/LEPTOS.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/89032/; https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0230048; https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0230048

Leptospirosis is one of the most widespread zoonotic diseases and can infect both humans and animals worldwide. Healthy cat, as a potential source of exposure to humans, are likely underestimated owing to the lack of overt clinical signs associated with Leptospira spp. infection in this species. The...