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Document ID (ISN)61689
CIS number 94-149
Year 1993
Convention or series no.
Title Leptospirosis; Leptospirosis in pigs
Bibliographic information Occupational Safety and Health Service, Department of Labour, P.O. Box 3705, Wellington, New Zealand, [1993?]. 2 brochures of 2p. each. Illus.
Abstract Two safety brochures devoted to leptospirosis (also known as Weil's disease and swineherds' disease), a common zoonosis caught from cattle, pigs, deer and some wild animals. Symptoms, means and spread of infection, persons at risk and preventative measures are described.
Descriptors (primary) livestock rearing; leptospirosis; zoonoses; New Zealand
Descriptors (secondary) safety guides; data sheet
Document type C - Training manuals, audiovisual material
Country / State or ProvinceNew Zealand
Subject(s) Agriculture, fishing, animal husbandry
Broad subject area(s) Biological hazards
Browse category(ies) Livestock rearing
Bacterial and parasitic diseases
Zoonoses