Weis Sonia, Hartmann Katrin
Sonia Weis, Medizinische Kleintierklinik, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Veterinärstraße 13, 80539 München, E-Mail:
Tierarztl Prax Ausg K Kleintiere Heimtiere. 2017 Apr 19;45(2):103-108. doi: 10.15654/TPK-160912. Epub 2017 Mar 22.
Leptospirosis is a widespread zoonosis found in over 150 mammalian species. Subclinically infected rodents and farm animals serve as reservoir hosts. Cats are exposed to leptospires regularly, particularly through hunting infected rodents. However, clinical leptospirosis is rare in cats. Nevertheless, infected cats can shed the pathogen through urine and thus, cats could play an important role in the epidemiology of leptospires.
钩端螺旋体病是一种广泛存在的人畜共患病，在150多种哺乳动物中都有发现。亚临床感染的啮齿动物和农场动物是储存宿主。猫经常接触钩端螺旋体，特别是通过捕食受感染的啮齿动物。然而，猫的临床钩端螺旋体病很少见。尽管如此，受感染的猫可以通过尿液排出病原体，因此，猫在钩端螺旋体的流行病学中可能起着重要作用。
