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Tierarztl Prax Ausg K Kleintiere Heimtiere 2017; 45(02): 103-108
DOI: 10.15654/TPK-160912
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Infektionen mit Leptospiren bei der Katze

Leptospira infections in cats
Sonia Weis
1   Medizinische Kleintierklinik, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
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Katrin Hartmann
1   Medizinische Kleintierklinik, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
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Eingegangen: 07 October 2016

Akzeptiert nach Revision: 07 January 2017

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08 January 2018 (online)

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Zusammenfassung

Leptospiren sind weltweit verbreitet und konnten bisher bei über 150 Säugetierarten nachgewiesen werden. Subklinisch infizierte Nagetiere und Nutztiere stellen ein Reservoir für den Erreger dar und verbreiten diesen in der Umwelt. Katzen erkranken selten an Leptospirose. Dennoch können sie sich, insbesondere durch die Jagd von infizierten Nagern, mit dem Erreger infizieren und diesen über den Urin ausscheiden. Somit könnte die Katze eine bedeutende Rolle in der Epidemiologie der Leptospiren einnehmen.

Summary

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.

Schlüsselwörter

Felin - Leptospirurie - Mikroagglutinationstest - MAT - pathogen - Polymerase-Kettenreaktion - PCR

Keywords

Feline - leptospiruria - microscopic agglutination test - MAT - pathogenic - polymerase chain reaction - PCR
 

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