Epizootiology and measures for repressing leptospirosis in cattle herds

Abstract

Leptospirosis is a cause of great economic damages in cattle-breeding, and it is a great sanitary problem for human health. Therefore we tried to examine the situation in our area, through a period of 15 years, from the in year 1988. until year 2002.We gained insight into the spread of the sickness on our epizootic area, both for the animal population and for the human population.

Keywords

• cattle
• leptospirosis
• epizootiology
• measures for repressing