Prevention is the best defence against a silent canine killer

By Dr Anne Fawcett
Updated August 30 2020 - 9:00am, first published August 29 2020 - 8:00am
WIDESPREAD: While leptospirosis has been seen in Sydney recently, it is present in other areas.
WIDESPREAD: While leptospirosis has been seen in Sydney recently, it is present in other areas.

Recent publicity about dogs in the Sydney region dying from leptospirosis has shone a spotlight on a disease that most dog owners have not heard of before.