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Leptospira IgM Ab Test Kit

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Symptoms

When symptoms do occur they usually appear between 4 and 12 days after exposure to the bacteria, and can include is fever, decreased appetite, weakness, vomiting, diarrhea, muscle pain. Some dogs may have mild symptoms or no symptoms at all, but severe cases can be fatal.
Infection primarily affects the liver and kidneys, so in serious cases, there can be jaundice. Dogs is usually most obvious in the whites of the eyes. Jaundice indicates the presence of hepatitis as a result of the destruction of liver cells by the bacteria. In rare cases, leptospirosis can also cause acute pulmonary, hemorrhage respiratory distress.

Diagnosis and Treatment

When a healthy animal comes into contact with Leptospira bacteria, its immune system will produce antibodies that are specific to those bacteria. Antibodies against Leptospira target and kill the bacteria. So antibodies is testing by the diagnostic experiment. Gold standard for diagnosing leptospirosis is a microscopic agglutination test (MAT). MAT is performed on a simple blood sample, which can easily be drawn by a veterinarian. MAT test result will show that level of antibodies. In addition, the ELISA, PCR, rapid kit has been used for diagnosis leptospirosis. Generally, younger dogs are more seriously affected than older animals, but the earlier leptospirosis is detected and treated, the better chances of recovery. Leptospirosis is treated by Amoxicillin, Erythromycin, Doxycycline (oral), Penicillin (intravenously).

Prevention

Usually, Leptospirosis prevention to vaccinated. The vaccine does not provide 100% protection. This is because there are many strains of leptospires. The transmission of leptospirosis from dogs is through direct or indirect contact with contaminated animal tissues, organs, or urine. So, always contact your veterinarian if you have concerns about a possible leptospirosis exposure to an infected animal.