Leptospira interrogans biofilm transcriptome highlights adaption to starvation and general stress while maintaining virulence

G Davignon, N Pietrosemoli, N Benaroudj… - npj Biofilms and …, 2024 - nature.com
Life-threatening Leptospira interrogans navigate a dual existence: surviving in the
environment and infecting mammalian hosts. Biofilm formation is presumably an important …

One Health field approach applied to Leptospirosis: A systematic review and meta-analysis across humans, animals and the environment

A Antoniolli, H Guis, M Picardeau… - Open Forum …, 2025 - academic.oup.com
Background Leptospirosis is a neglected zoonosis transmitted through urine of infected
hosts or contaminated environments. The transmission of bacteria between humans …

Spatio-temporal risk prediction of leptospirosis: A machine-learning-based approach

R Govan, R Scherrer, B Fougeron… - PLoS Neglected …, 2025 - journals.plos.org
Background Leptospirosis is a neglected zoonotic disease prevalent worldwide, particularly
in tropical regions experiencing frequent rainfall and severe cyclones, which are further …

Effect of rainfall in shaping microbial community during Microcystis bloom in Nakdong River, Korea

M Kang, V Van Le, SR Ko, SJ Chun, DY Choi… - Science of the Total …, 2024 - Elsevier
Various environmental factors play a role in the formation and collapse of Microcystis
blooms. This study investigates the impact of heavy rainfall on cyanobacterial abundance …

[HTML][HTML] A systematic survey of environmental DNA in Palau's lakes and waterfalls reveals an increase in Leptospira levels after flooding

Y Sato, K Tsurui-Sato, Y Uchima, CA Udui, O Lorin… - One Health, 2024 - Elsevier
Objective Leptospirosis is an important bacterial zoonosis which is widespread in tropical
and subtropical islands and influences human and animal health which has secondary …

Are Pathogenic Leptospira Species Ubiquitous in Urban Recreational Parks in Sydney, Australia?

X Lu, ME Westman, R Mizzi, C Griebsch… - Tropical Medicine and …, 2024 - mdpi.com
Leptospirosis is a zoonotic disease caused by the spirochete bacteria Leptospira spp. From
December 2017 to December 2023, a total of 34 canine leptospirosis cases were reported in …

[HTML][HTML] Leptospirosis in the Platypus (Ornithorhynchus anatinus) in Australia: Who Is Infecting Whom?

RJ Whittington, TR Grant, J McKercher, M Suann… - Animals, 2024 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary The platypus (Ornithorhynchus anatinus) is a monotreme, a rare kind of
mammal that lays eggs and suckles its young. It is amphibious, lives in freshwater, and is …

Flood-related cases of leptospirosis in Campinas, Brazil: the interplay between drainage, impermeable areas and social vulnerability

TS de Azevedo, S Nisa, S Littlejohn, RL Muylaert - bioRxiv, 2024 - biorxiv.org
Leptospirosis is an epidemic disease caused by bacteria of the Leptospira genus. Its risk is
closely associated with inadequate sanitation and flooding, a common public health …

Bias and Generalizability Challenges in Machine Learning Models for Leptospirosis

A Jadhav, S Sawesi, B Rashrash - 2024 IEEE International …, 2024 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This paper highlights the presence of bias in machine learning (ML) and deep learning (DL)
models used in leptospirosis research. Of the 17 studies reviewed, only four showed low …

EVALUATION OF LEPTOSPIROSIS CASES IN TÜRKIYE USING A GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM

S Karakullukcu, I Dilaver… - The Southeast …, 2025 - journal.seameotropmednetwork.org
Leptospirosis is a public health problem in Türkiye with cases occurring sporadically and
occasionally in outbreaks. In this study we aimed to retrospectively map leptospirosis cases …