Leptospirosis: Current Reports on Epidemiology in Tropical and Sub-Tropical Africa

Authors

  • R.S. Machang’u Department of Veterinary Microbiology and Parasitology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Sokoine University of Agriculture, P.O. Box 3019, Morogoro, Tanzania

Keywords:

Microbiology, Haemorrhagic diseases, Veterinary, Zoonoses

Abstract

Leptospirosis is one of the major causes of big losses in the livestock industry.  Reduced  milk production, stillbirth,  abortions  and  infertility  frequently  occur  as  a  result  of  infection  by  leptospires.  Although  in some  parts  of  the   world  leptospirosis   has  been  carefully   monitored   and   controlled,   the  disease  is  still  one  of  the least  studied  in most  of  the  tropical  and sub-tropical  countries  of Africa

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Published

31-01-1985

How to Cite

Machang’u, R. (1985) “Leptospirosis: Current Reports on Epidemiology in Tropical and Sub-Tropical Africa”, Tanzania Veterinary Journal, 7(1), pp. 20–22. Available at: http://tvj.sua.ac.tz/vet2/index.php/TVJ/article/view/302 (Accessed: 15 April 2026).

Issue

Vol. 7 No. 1 (1985)

Section

REVIEWS

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