Increasing incidence of canine leptospirosis in Switzerland.

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Published in Int J Environ Res Public Health on July 16, 2014

Authors

Andrea Major1, Ariane Schweighauser2, Thierry Francey3

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Clinical Veterinary Medicine, Vetsuisse Faculty University of Bern, Länggassstrasse 128, CH-3001 Bern, Switzerland. andrea.major@vetsuisse.unibe.ch.
2: Department of Clinical Veterinary Medicine, Vetsuisse Faculty University of Bern, Länggassstrasse 128, CH-3001 Bern, Switzerland. ariane.schweighauser@vetsuisse.unibe.ch.
3: Department of Clinical Veterinary Medicine, Vetsuisse Faculty University of Bern, Länggassstrasse 128, CH-3001 Bern, Switzerland. thierry.francey@vetsuisse.unibe.ch.

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