title: Leptospirosis as a cause of reproductive failure.
abstract: Leptospirosis is a zoonotic disease caused by members of the genus Leptospira. Veterinarians' perceptions of leptospirosis as a disease of domestic animals has undergone considerable modification in the past decade or so because they have increasingly appreciated the role of the host-maintained leptospires as causes of reproductive wastage in their respective host species kept under modern intensive management systems.
authors.affiliation: Veterinary Sciences Division, Department of Agriculture, Belfast, Northern Ireland.
authors.forename: W A
authors.initials: WA
authors.lastname: Ellis
mesh_terms: D000034:Abortion, Veterinary / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D000818:Animals; D002417:Cattle; D002418:Cattle Diseases / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D005260:Female; D005313:Fetal Death / Q000382:microbiology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000662:veterinary; D015511:Goat Diseases / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D006041:Goats; D007922:Leptospirosis / Q000150:complications / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000662:veterinary*; D011247:Pregnancy; D011251:Pregnancy Complications, Infectious / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000662:veterinary*; D012756:Sheep; D012757:Sheep Diseases / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000503:physiopathology