leptospirosis

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Leptospirosis spike killing dogs in flood-ravaged northern Queensland • Feb. 19, 2025, 3:21 AM ET (ABC News (Australia))

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Also Known As	mud fever • European swamp fever • infectious jaundice • swineherd’s disease • pea picker’s disease

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Scanning electron micrograph showing the spiral-shaped bacteria of the genus Leptospira. These organisms cause leptospirosis.

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