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leptospirosis Med. and Vet. Sci.|ˌlɛptəʊspaɪəˈrəʊsɪs| [f. leptospira + -osis.] Infection with, or a disease caused by, leptospiræ.
1926Stedman Med. Dict. (ed. 9) 558/2 Leptospirosis, infection with some species of Leptospira. 1934Brit. Med. Jrnl. 7 July 10/1 Weil's disease (spirochaetal jaundice, infective jaundice, leptospirosis) has been recognized in many different countries. 1961Times 6 Dec. 14/6 The bulls..have been tested for tuberculosis, brucellosis, and leptospirosis. 1970Daily Tel. 11 May 12/7 In one area the Medical Officer of Health has made notifiable seven tropical diseases—plague, cholera, malaria, yellow fever, leprosy, typhus, and also leptospirosis. 1973Massey Ferguson Rev. (N.Z.) Mar.–Apr. 8/1 Leptospirosis in man and cattle is recognised as a serious rural problem in parts of New Zealand. |