Vet World Vol.17 June-2024 Article - 21
Review Article
Veterinary World, 17(6): 1356-1361
https://doi.org/10.14202/vetworld.2024.1356-1361
Review of leptospirosis in dogs from Mexico: Epidemiology, diagnosis, prevention, and treatment
2. Microbiology Laboratory, CIR “Hideyo Noguchi”, Autonomous University of Yucatán, Mérida, Yucatán, México.
3. Interinstitutional Clinical and Epidemiological Research Unit, Autonomous University of Yucatan, Merida, Yucatan, México.
Leptospirosis, classified by the World Health Organization as an emerging and neglected disease, is caused by the zoonotic pathogen Leptospira interrogans. This review aims to outline the Mexican epidemic of L. interrogans in dogs, including diagnosis and prevention methods. This review article searched articles from the publishers Wiley, Springer, PubMed, Redalyc, SciElo, and Elsevier. Among the 200 Mexican articles concerning Leptospira epidemiology, diagnosis, treatment, and vaccination, those that failed to meet the set inclusion criteria were excluded. The worldwide study of L. interrogans has focused on this bacterium. In Mexico, up-to-date information on canine prevalence, diagnosis, and vaccine use is scarce. Flow cytometrically detected Salmonella serovars differ from those in current vaccines, emphasizing the importance of broadening vaccine serovar coverage.
Keywords: dog, Leptospira, leptospirosis, Mexico and diagnosis, prevalence, prevention, treatment, vaccine.
How to cite this article: Andrade-Silveira E, Ortega-Pacheco A, Jiménez-Coello M, and Cárdenas-Marrufo M (2024) Review of leptospirosis in dogs from Mexico: Epidemiology, diagnosis, prevention, and treatment, Veterinary World, 17(6): 1356–1361.
Received: 2024-03-10 Accepted: 2024-05-24 Published online: 2024-06-21
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DOI: 10.14202/vetworld.2024.1356-1361
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