Dog tests positive for leptospirosis in Orimattila

Yle reports that a dog in Orimattila has contracted leptospirosis, according to the Päijät-Häme environmental health authority. The dog had travelled abroad before becoming ill.

Leptospirosis is a zoonotic disease caused by Leptospira bacteria and can spread from animals to humans. The dog had been in the Pennala area. The authority says the risk of infection is low.