Explainer: what is leptospirosis and how can it harm us and our pets?

When a game of fetch can harm: leptospirosis can be transmitted to dogs (and humans) from stagnant water contaminated with rat urine. from www.shutterstock.comRecently reported cases of the often fatal bacterial infection leptospirosis in dogs in Sydney have raised the issue of animal diseases that also affect humans. This zoonotic disease is spread by rats and other rodents. However, this latest cluster in dogs has not been accompanied by human cases in the Sydney area so far; dog cases aren’t always accompanied by human cases nearby. So what is leptospirosis? And what can we do to protect ourselves and our pets from this potentially fatal disease? Read more: Health Check: what bugs can you catch from your pets? There have been at least six confirmed

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