My dog was recently diagnosed with Leptospirosis.
Leptospirosis is considered to be a reemerging disease of companion animals.
This disease has been recognized for over one hundred years, and there has been an effective commercial vaccine available for approximately the last thirty years. Until recently, the incidence of the disease was relatively low. However, in the last eight to ten years the incidence of this disease has increased. In the last two to three years it has been diagnosed with increasing frequency country wide, particularly in Alabama, Georgia, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Jersey and New York. This disease can cause an array of clinical signs.