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Urgent warning over deadly disease that can kill dogs AND their owners as it rapidly spreads across Australia - here's how to avoid becoming infected
Cases of potentially lethal leptospirosis have spiralled in Australia in 2022
Deadly disease thrives in wet and spreads in rat urine and contaminated water
It can kill dogs and their owners, causing kidney damage and liver failure
Grim warning that the continuing wet weather could see it spread even more
By Eli Green For Nca Newswire
Published: 05:56 EST, 10 December 2022 | Updated: 13:02 EST, 10 December 2022
Case numbers of a deadly disease which can kill dogs and their owners have exploded in Australia, with a grim warning it may get even worse within weeks.
Vets have revealed incidents of leptospirosis - which thrives in the wet - have surged 250 per cent from February to September as floods ravaged the east coast.
The bacterial disease affects both humans and animals, and spreads through the urine of infected animals like rats and in contaminated water.
Dogs can develop potentially fatal kidney failure and jaundice if they catch the disease, according to vet Dr Betty Chan.
In humans, it can lead to kidney damage, meningitis, liver failure, respiratory distress, and even death...
Urgent warning over deadly disease that can kill dogs AND their owners as it rapidly spreads across Australia - here's how to avoid becoming infected
Cases of potentially lethal leptospirosis have spiralled in Australia in 2022
Deadly disease thrives in wet and spreads in rat urine and contaminated water
It can kill dogs and their owners, causing kidney damage and liver failure
Grim warning that the continuing wet weather could see it spread even more
By Eli Green For Nca Newswire
Published: 05:56 EST, 10 December 2022 | Updated: 13:02 EST, 10 December 2022
Case numbers of a deadly disease which can kill dogs and their owners have exploded in Australia, with a grim warning it may get even worse within weeks.
Vets have revealed incidents of leptospirosis - which thrives in the wet - have surged 250 per cent from February to September as floods ravaged the east coast.
The bacterial disease affects both humans and animals, and spreads through the urine of infected animals like rats and in contaminated water.
Dogs can develop potentially fatal kidney failure and jaundice if they catch the disease, according to vet Dr Betty Chan.
In humans, it can lead to kidney damage, meningitis, liver failure, respiratory distress, and even death...