Isolation and investigation of external reproduction tract mycoflora in healthy male cats.

Background: Various infectious agents can infect the male reproductive system.

Objectives: The aims of this study were to provide current data on fungal and yeast flora of the external organs of reproductive system of male short hair cats including penis and prepuce.

Methods: In total 28 samples were taken from external genital system of male stray cats using sterilised cotton swabs.

Leptospira wolffii, a potential new pathogenic Leptospira species detected in human, sheep and dog.

Leptospirosis is the most common zoonotic disease, which is transmitted to humans through contaminated water or direct exposure to the urine of infected animals. In this study, the presence and prevalence of Leptospira species in the infected samples of human (n=369) and sheep (n=75) sera and also dogs' urine (n=150), collected from four provinces of Iran, were investigated by using nested-PCR/RFLP assay followed by sequencing analysis. Nested-PCR assay detected that 98/369 (26.