human leptospirosis cases in the Waikato region of New Zealand, 2004 to 2010. New Zealand Medical Journal 20–28. Feeding calves can expose you to leptospirosis. Hagan, JE, F Costa, et al (2013) Global morbidity and mortality of leptospirosis: A systematic

Fang Fang (2014) Leptospirosis diagnostics and exposure at the human and animal interface in New Zealand. Fang_Fang PhD_Thesis.pdf (10,347 KB) 2013 Anou Dreyfus (2013) Leptospirosis in humans and pastoral livestock in New Zealand. Anou_Dreyfus

Leptospirosis is an important public health and animal health disease. Leptospirosis is a bacterial infection that colonises in the kidney and genital tract of the host. The disease can be spread to humans and other animals when leptospires are shed in the urine and from the …

Methodology/principal findings: Data on leptospirosis infection in humans and livestock (Buffaloes, Cattle, and Pigs) species during 2010 to 2015 were analyzed.

Welcome to Leptospirosis New Zealand. Welcome to the Leptospirosis, New Zealand web-site which brings together information and news on Leptospirosis. The web-site is aimed at anyone wanting to know about the disease for any reason: from those with a general interest to those with specific needs such as those in farming, rural industries, veterinary services, animal health companies and research.

Abstract This PhD investigated leptospirosis in humans and pastoral livestock in New Zealand (NZ). A longitudinal ‘abattoir study’, in which blood from workers (n=592) from sheep (n=4), deer (n=2) and beef (n=2) slaughtering abattoirs was tested by the microscopic ...

Subharat S, Wilson PR, Heuer C, Collins-Emerson JM (2011) Vaccination for leptospirosis improved the weaning percentage of 2-year-old farmed red deer hinds in New Zealand. NZ Vet J …

6. Dreyfus A. Leptospirosis in Humans and Pastoral Livestock in New Zealand. Palmerston North, New Zealand: Massey University; 2013. 7. Cowie G, Bell A. A retrospective review of notified human leptospirosis cases in the Waikato region of New Zealand

She obtained her epidemiological training at the Royal Veterinary College and School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine in London (2005, postgraduate MSc) and at Massey University, New Zealand, where she obtained a PhD on leptospirosis in humans and

That leptospirosis is recognised as a major occupational health problem and an economically important livestock disease in New Zealand today 4 reflects pioneering work by three remarkable people.

LEPTOSPIROSIS: An Occupational Disease Massey University Leptospirosis Research Group Forum 2017 : discuss recent research into leptospirosis and its control in the occupational exposed workers. The Group presents recent studies that investigated leptospirosis in pastoral livestock and humans including people who have been exposed to Leptospira at the workplace i.e. meat workers, farmers …

1/12/2018· Incidence rate of leptospirosis by District Health Board in New Zealand from 2010 to 2015. A previous study between 2004 and 2010 indicated that Waikato region had a higher rate of human leptospirosis than the national average of NZ (8.9 per 100,000) ( Cowie and Bell, 2012 ).

3/8/2016· Dreyfus A (2013) Leptospirosis in humans and pastoral livestock in New Zealand. Palmerston North, New Zealand: Massey University. 212 p. 23. Nicolino RR, Lopes LB, Rodrigues RO, Teixeira JFB, Haddad JPA (2014) Prevalence and spatial analysis of

It is still not known what the role of cats is in the epidemiology of human leptospirosis in New Zealand, despite the fact that they live in close contact with humans throughout this country. In contrast to the wildlife part of the study, it is not possible to gain the kidneys of these animals and perform a …

Leptospirosis epidemiology in New Zealand 31 ccf (1) >1 u CL CO C) u (1) u r-(1)-0 0-14 15-24 25-34 35-44 45-54 55-64 65-74 75+ Age group I Female :j Male Fig. 1. Age-specific incidence of leptospirosis among New Zealand males and females, average annual

24 April 2013 : Anou Dreyfus PhD Thesis : Leptospirosis in humans and pastoral livestock in New Zealand : download here PRESENTATIONS ABOUT LEPTOSPIROSIS IN NZ : NZVA2013_1 , NZVA20013_2 , Vacination_Best_Practice_Jun2013

Review paper: Host-pathogen interactions in the kidney during chronic leptospirosis. Vet Pathol. [Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't Review]. 2009 Sep;46(5):792-9.Dreyfus A. Leptospirosis in Humans and Pastoral Livestock in New Zealand. Palmerston North

9/2/2017· Author summary Leptospirosis is an important worldwide zoonotic disease, particularly in tropical and subtropical countries. The infection in humans is caused by either direct contact with products of infected animals, mainly urine, or by indirect contact via a contaminated environment. The animal hosts are thus considered reservoirs for human infection as livestock in Thailand usually live …

New Zealand (NZ) has a relatively high incidence of notified human leptospirosis cases among temperate developed countries4 and a medium position for the Asia Pacific region5 with an average annual rate of 2 cases per 100 000 population.6 In NZ, livestock are4

Dreyfus A. Leptospirosis in Humans and Pastoral Livestock in New Zealand. IVABS. Palmerston North, New Zealand: Massey University, 2013. Cranefield S. Leptosure – protecting all New Zealanders against leptospirosis. Society of Dairy Cattle Veterinarians of

Leptospirosis is a bacterial disease affecting all mammals including humans, domestic livestock and wild animals. It is also the most important occupationally-acquired zoonotic disease affecting meat workers, farmers and veterinarians in New Zealand. Mrs.

1/5/2018· New Zealand has one of the highest (per capita) incidences of human leptospirosis in the world. It is the highest occurring occupational disease in New Zealand, often transmitted from livestock such as deer, sheep and cattle to humans. A cyclical model, showing ...

occur in New Zealand among animals and humans (Heuer et al. 2008). Mammals (both domestic and wild), reptiles and amphibians all serve as maintenance hosts for the genus Leptospira (Plank & Dean, 2000). The two main serovars in New Zealand livestock

1. Introduction Leptospirosis is widespread in livestock in New Zealand (NZ). While in many, mainly subtropical countries, numerous animal hosts and Leptospira serovars survive in a complex ecological environment, the epidemiology of leptospirosis in NZ is based on just six endemic serovars. ...

Leptospirosis in humans and pastoral livestock in New Zealand A thesis presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the doctoral degree of Doctor of Philosophy at Massey University Anou Dreyfus Institute of Veterinary, Animal and Biomedical Sciences

Leptospirosis in humans and pastoral livestock in New Zealand. A doctoral thesis, Institute of Veterinary, Animal and Biomedical Sciences, Massey University, Palmerston North, New Zealand.

28/9/2016· In humans, leptospirosis first presents as an acute fever with headache and myalgia and accounts for one of the numerous ... a large-scale vaccination of livestock was most probably linked to a dramatic decrease in occupational leptospirosis in New Zealand, ...

25/6/2019· Leptospirosis in New Zealand sheep. Surveillance 21 (2)13-14. 31 Dreyfus, A. (2013). Leptospirosis in humans and pastoral livestock in New Zealand. Palmerston North: Massey University, Institute of Veterinary, Animal and Biomedical Sciences. 14/ Working

New Zealand has one of the highest rates of leptospirosis in the world. The people at highest risk of infection are those who work with livestock - particularly farm workers, and meat processing workers. It is recommended that anyone working with livestock

Prevalence of atypical Leptospira serovars in New Zealand’s pastoral livestock. Second cycle, A2E. Uppsala: SLU, Dept. of Clinical Sciences Preview PDF 954kB Abstract The aim of this study was to estimate the overall prevalence and herd/flock ...

Leptospirosis is a disease caused by bacteria known as Leptospira.It can affect almost all mammals, and is one of the most common diseases transmitted from animals to humans in New Zealand. The severity of the disease is dependent on the host and lepto

Leptospirosis diagnostic test comparisons in sheep and cattle 735 that have been isolated from animals in New Zealand, sero-logical evidence of leptospirosis in domestic livestock is most commonly associated with L. borgpetersenii serovar Hardjo subtype ...

New Zealand has one of the highest (per capita) incidences of human leptospirosis in the world. It is the highest occurring occupational disease in New Zealand, often transmitted from livestock such as deer, sheep and cattle to humans.

Leptospirosis in dogs is not a new disease by any means, but we are starting to see dogs being affected more today than we have in the past. Thankfully for all of us, it’s a disease that can be prevented or at least, the effects lessened by vaccination and practising some careful husbandry around our homes and when out and about.

Leptospirosis in Humans and Pastoral Livestock in New Zealand. Thesis. Institute of Veterinary Animal and Biomedical Sciences Massey University Palmerston North, New Zealand. 3. Hamida, E. 2015. Faktor Risiko Kejadian Leptospirosis Pada Peternak Tesis ...

Caribbean and on Fiji, possum and hedgehog in New Zealand, and European badger in Europe). Rodents are often implicated in the occurrence of leptospirosis and some rodent species maintain the disease within their populations, with no apparent illness, even

New Zealand has one of the highest (per capita) incidences of human leptospirosis in the world. It is the highest occurring occupational disease in New Zealand, often transmitted from livestock such as deer, sheep and cattle to humans. A cyclical model, showing ...

Human cases of leptospirosis in New Zealand dropped from 677 in 1979 to 179 in 1982.16 The decrease in human leptospirosis continued between 1990-1992 and 1996-1998. This was attributed to the overall decrease in serovars Hardjo and Pomona among the livestock population,although other serovars in wild animals showed an increase in prevalence.5

Dear Colleagues, Leptospirosis is a zoonosis with dual impacts on people and their livestock. Leptospirosis is a preventable infectious disease, but efforts to prevent leptospirosis infection in rural areas of many countries are hampered by lack of evidence as to the burden of disease in humans and animals, and from incomplete understanding of the epidemiology of human leptospirosis, including ...

In tropical regions, leptospirosis outbreaks in animals and humans often occur after flooding []. Human incidence of leptospirosis is commonly underreported due to low awareness of the disease, lack of surveillance systems in place, nonspecific clinical symptoms, and the complexity of diagnosis [ 4 , 5 ].