Table 1.
Susceptibility and symptoms of various animal hosts upon natural infection by Leptospira spp.
| Class | Animal | Susceptibility | Chronicity | SYMPTOMS | Infecting species/serovars |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rodent |
Mouse
(Paiva-Cardoso M das et al., 2013; Moinet et al., 2021) |
Resistant |
+
kidneys |
NA | L. borgpetersenii Ballum |
| Rodent |
Rat
(Hathaway and Blackmore, 1981; Heuser et al., 2017; Costa et al., 2021; Moinet et al., 2021) |
Resistant |
+
kidneys |
NA |
L. interrogans Copenhageni & Icterohaemorrhagiae L. borgpetersenii Ballum |
| Rodent |
Guinea pig
(Rigby, 1976; Monte et al., 2013) |
Susceptible | undetermined | Acute illness Icteric forms |
L. interrogans
Icterohaemorrhagiae |
| Rodent |
Hamster
(Sebek et al., 1987; Desai et al., 2009) |
Susceptible |
+
kidneys |
Acute illness Icteric forms |
L. interrogans Pomona |
| Ruminant |
Cattle
(Ellis et al., 1985; Ellis et al., 1986) |
Susceptible |
+
genital tractus kidneys |
Abortion Premature birth Some severe cases |
L. borgpetersenii Hardjo-Bovis L. interrogans Hardjo |
| Ruminant |
Deer
(Subharat et al., 2010) |
Susceptible | Undetermined | Undetermined | L. interrogans Pomona & Hardjo |
| Ruminant |
Sheep
(Ellis et al., 1983) (Hamond et al., 2019) |
Intermediate |
+
genital tractus kidneys |
Sporadic outbreaks of severe cases/abortion Infertility |
L. interrogans Pomona, Icterohaemorrhagiae, Australis & Sejroe |
| Ruminant |
Goat
(Leonvizcaino et al., 1987) |
Susceptible | Undetermined | Abortion Some severe cases |
L. interrogans Australis, Grippotyphosa, Hebdomadis, Sejroe & Pomona |
| Swine |
Pig
(Ellis et al., 1986) |
Intermediate |
+
genital tractus kidneys |
Abortion Some severe cases Infertility |
L. interrogans Pomona, Australis & Tarassovi |
| Equid |
Horse
(Ellis et al., 1983) |
Sensitive |
+
genital tractus kidneys |
Uveitis, abortion Some severe cases Infertility |
L. interrogans Pomona, Grippotyphosa, Icterohaemorrhagiae, Autumnalis, Sejroe & Canicola |
| Pet |
Dog
(Moore et al., 2006) |
Susceptible |
+
kidneys |
Icteric forms Severe pulmonary forms Chronic uveitis/gastritis |
L. interrogans Canicola, Pomona, Icterohaemorrhagiae, Bratislava & Autumnalis |
| Pet |
Cat
(Larsson et al., 1985; Holzapfel et al., 2021) |
Resistant | Undetermined | NA | undetermined |
Adapted from Adler, 2015 and other references indicated.