Domestic dogs in indigenous Amazonian communities: Key players in Leptospira cycling and transmission?

• Main Authors: Diego A Guzmán (Author), Eduardo Diaz (Author), Carolina Sáenz (Author), Hernán Álvarez (Author), Rubén Cueva (Author), Galo Zapata-Ríos (Author), Belén Prado-Vivar (Author), Mercy Falconí (Author), Talima Pearson (Author), Veronica Barragan (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2024-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<h4>Background</h4>Leptospirosis is the world's most common zoonotic disease. Mitigation and control rely on pathogen identification and understanding the roles of potential reservoirs in cycling and transmission. Underreporting and misdiagnosis obscure the magnitude of the problem...