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Leptospira in Working Horses From Rural Ecuador: A Neglected Occupational Risk.
Journal of tropical medicine    June 23, 2026   Volume 2026 8883896 doi: 10.1155/jotm/8883896
Díaz EA, Sáenz C, Guzmán D, Galecio JS, Pearson T, Barragán V.Neglected tropical zoonotic diseases such as leptospirosis continue to have a significant impact on animal and human health, especially in low-income countries due to limitations in surveillance and knowledge gaps to guide mitigation. In this context, equines have the potential to play an important role in the maintenance and transmission of spp. due to their susceptibility to a variety of serovars (often without signs of disease) and close contact with humans. To better understand the epidemiological role of horses, we evaluated exposure and identified circulating leptospires by collecting b...