Leptospirosis: A Case Report

Dr. Vidhya Lakshmi M A, Dr. Sarath bhaskar S, Dr. Jayanthi N

Abstract: Leptospirosis control, management, monitoring, and epidemiology in people and other animals depends on reliable diagnostics that are easy to get and use. Exposure risk, clinical presentation, and various direct and indirect diagnostic methods should all be considered in a comprehensive diagnosis. Culture, immunostaining, histology, and clinical specimens, as well as nucleic acid amplification tests (NAATs), are some of the ways that Leptospira spp. may be directly detected. Macroscopically agglutination test (MAT), enzyme - linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA), and lateral flow procedures are examples of indirect serologic methods that may detect leptospiral antibodies. In order to better understand the environmental stage of leptospirosis transmission, this study emphasised the importance of first assessing the physical characteristics and biogeochemical processes that allow Leptospira to survive in the environment for an extended period of time. Then, using epidemiological methods, we should evaluate the transmission and movement of these same strains in current wildlife and livestock.

Keywords: leptospirosis, Leptospira, environmental zoonoses, neglected tropical diseases, one health