Urinary shedding of leptospires and presence of Leptospira antibodies in healthy dogs from Upper Bavaria.

Leptospirosis is classified as a re-emerging zoonotic disease with global impor- tance. The aim of this study was to determine urinary shedding of leptospires in healthy dogs and to identify the shedded leptospire species. Furthermore, antibody presence against leptospires was evaluated.