Leptospirosis is a serious and potentially fatal disease that has recently become a public health concern in Dominica. The ...

Leptospirosis is mainly an occupational infection associated with handling of animals or contact with their urine, soil or water. Portals of entry are abraded skin and mucous membranes.

Leptospirosis is a bacterial disease that causes illness in humans through contact with infected animal urine and contaminated water ... possums and hedgehogs, are carriers.’ As a veterinarian and ...

Leptospirosis is a re-emerging ... in the dominant local rodent species and these animals may threaten public health safety as carriers. Given the potential increase in the risk of leptospirosis ...