Berkeley officials are warning the public about leptospirosis, a bacterial disease that can be fatal in dogs and humans, after animals in the Harrison Street corridor tested positive in recent months.
“Numerous rats” and at least two dogs in the area — the site of a longstanding homeless encampment linked to an ongoing court battle — have already tested positive for the disease, the city says.
“The absence of confirmed human cases is reassuring but does not remove the risk of undiagnosed cases or future cases,” the city’s public health officer said in a Jan. 6 court filing…