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Front Med (Lausanne)
January 2025
Department of Critical Care Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, Guangxi Clinical Research Center for Critical Care Medicine, Guangxi, China.
Background: Leptospirosis is an acute infectious disease that occurs by infection, progresses rapidly, and has a high mortality rate, with an estimated 1.2 million new cases and nearly 59,000 deaths each year. Due to its diverse clinical manifestations, diagnosis is often delayed.
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January 2025
Dr. L. Kriaučeliūnas Small Animal Clinic, Faculty of Veterinary, Veterinary Academy, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, 47181 Kaunas, Lithuania.
is a bacteria responsible for a widespread zoonosis that affects both humans and animals. Leptospirosis is a challenging pathology to diagnose and treat since its signs are unspecific and symptoms vary greatly. The disease seems to be highly prevalent in environments where reservoir animals such as rats and small mammals are common.
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January 2025
Department of Intensive Care Unit, The Peoples Hospital of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Nanning, Guangxi, China.
Background: Leptospirosis is an acute zoonotic disease caused by pathogenic , primarily transmitted to humans through contact with water or soil contaminated by the bacteria. It is globally distributed, with heightened prevalence in tropical regions. While prior studies have examined the pathophysiology, epidemiology, and risk factors of leptospirosis, few have explored trends and emerging topics in the field.
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November 2024
School of Veterinary Medicine, National University of Loja (UNL), Loja 1101608, Ecuador.
Background And Aim: Leptospirosis is an infectious zoonotic disease that significantly affects animal health, particularly the reproduction of ruminants. However, some aspects of epidemiology and clinical characteristics have not been clarified. This study aimed to estimate the prevalence and identify risk factors of leptospirosis in female bovines at reproductive age in the Ecuadorian Amazon rainforest.
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January 2025
Universidad Cooperativa de Colombia, Facultad de Medicina. Grupo de investigación de Villavicencio-GRIVI, y Centro de Investigación en Salud para el Trópico. Electronic address:
Introduction: Acute undifferentiated febrile illnesses are fevers lasting less than fourteen days without an evident focus of infection on the initial physical examination or with inconclusive laboratory tests.
Objective: Carry out epidemiological surveillance of the etiology of acute undifferentiated febrile syndrome in the Meta department.
Methods: A descriptive, prospective cross-sectional study was carried out between February 2021 and June 2023 in a first-level hospital in the department of Meta, Colombia.
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