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Dogs Are Dying Of A Highly Contagious Bacterial Disease In Sydney
Katie Hill
10 daily news reporter
Mon 08 Jul 2019 2.18 AM
Vets are warning pet owners to be on high alert after a contagious bacterial disease spread through Sydney's inner-city, killing at least five dogs.
Leptospirosis is a bacterial infection which can be spread among animals in several ways, but most commonly through rat urine that finds way into local waterways.
The disease is relatively rare in Australia, found mostly in rural areas that are warm and moist, such as northeastern NSW and Queensland.
But recently leptospirosis -- or lepto as it is also known -- has killed a number of pet dogs around Surry Hills, Redfern and Darlinghurst, in the middle of Sydney. The City of Sydney council said it is monitoring the issue "closely"...
Dogs Are Dying Of A Highly Contagious Bacterial Disease In Sydney
Katie Hill
10 daily news reporter
Mon 08 Jul 2019 2.18 AM
Vets are warning pet owners to be on high alert after a contagious bacterial disease spread through Sydney's inner-city, killing at least five dogs.
Leptospirosis is a bacterial infection which can be spread among animals in several ways, but most commonly through rat urine that finds way into local waterways.
The disease is relatively rare in Australia, found mostly in rural areas that are warm and moist, such as northeastern NSW and Queensland.
But recently leptospirosis -- or lepto as it is also known -- has killed a number of pet dogs around Surry Hills, Redfern and Darlinghurst, in the middle of Sydney. The City of Sydney council said it is monitoring the issue "closely"...