Congenital jaundice in bovine aborted foetuses: An emerging syndrome in Southern Belgium [Foetus bovins avortes atteints de jaunisse congenitale : Un syndrome emergent dans le sud de la belgique]

Southern Belgium faced recently an unusual increase in icteric bovine aborted foetuses. In the necropsy room, the majority of foetuses presented jaundice and splenomegaly. Despite a wide range of investigations, no definitive cause of abortion has yet been identified but leptospirosis was suspected. Lately, his suspicion has received confirmation. Further studies are in progress. This first description may help veterinary practitioners to identify more cases and encourage them to send appropriate samples to the laboratory for further study.