Acute leptospirosis in horses: A retrospective study of 11 cases (2015-2023).

ABSTRACT:

Background

Reports of leptospirosis in horses are limited.

Objectives

To describe the clinical and diagnostic findings of acute systemic leptospirosis in horses.

Animals

Eleven client-owned horses presented to an equine hospital because of acute onset of disease between 2015 and 2023.

Methods

Retrospective case series. Horses diagnosed with leptospirosis by 1 or more of urine PCR, serologic microscopic agglutination test (MAT), and histopathology.

Results

Common clinical signs included lethargy (10), anorexia (10), fever (9), tachypnea (9), abnormal lung sounds (9), and epistaxis (6). Acute kidney injury was present in all cases. Evidence of pulmonary hemorrhage and liver disease was found in 8 (73%) and 6 (55%) horses, respectively. In 6 (55%) horses, k

SUBMITTER: Ramsay L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11423456 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Sep-Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature