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Leptospira PCR testing has become increasingly used in veterinary clinical medicine and these data might provide information on recent trends of disease occurrence.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Objectives<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>To identify and describe clusters of PCR-positive Leptospira test results in dogs in the United States.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Animals<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Leptospira real-time PCR test results from dogs (n = 40\u2009118) in the United States from IDEXX Laboratories, Inc., between 2009 and 2016 were included in the analysis.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>In this retrospective study, spatio-temporal clusters for a real-time PCR-positive test were identified using the space-time permutation scan statistic and the centroid of the zip code reported for each test. A maximum spatial window of 20% of the population at risk, and a maximum temporal window of 6 months were used.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Seven statistically significant space-time clusters of Leptospira real-time PCR-positive test results were identified across the United States: 1 each located within the states of Arizona (2016), California (2014-2015), Florida (2010), South Carolina (2015), and 1 each located within the south-central region (2015), midwest region (2014), and northeast region (2011). Clusters ranged from 3 to 108 dogs and were identified during all years under study, except 2009, 2012, and 2013.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions and Clinical Importance<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The spatial and temporal components of leptospirosis in dogs in this study are similar to those in previous work. 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