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ArticleTropical medicine & international health : TM & IH2026

Eco-Epidemiological Study of Seropositivity Against Rickettsia and Leptospira Agents in Rural Areas of Urabá, Colombia.

Mariana Torres-Bustamante, Omar Cantillo-Barraza, Albert I Ko, Elsio A Wunder, Juan C Quintero-Vélez

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Mariana Torres-BustamanteGrupo Epidemiología, Universidad de Antioquia, Medellín, Colombia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0741-8528
Omar Cantillo-BarrazaGrupo Biología y Control de Enfermedades Infecciosas, Universidad de Antioquia, Medellín, Colombia.
Albert I KoDepartment of Pathobiology and Veterinary Science, University of Connecticut, Storrs, Connecticut, USA.
Elsio A WunderDepartment of Pathobiology and Veterinary Science, University of Connecticut, Storrs, Connecticut, USA.
Juan C Quintero-VélezGrupo Epidemiología, Universidad de Antioquia, Medellín, Colombia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7356-7751

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Naturally-Acquired and Vaccine-Mediated Immunity to LeptospirosisR01AI121207 · NIAID · YALE UNIVERSITY · PI KO, ALBERT ICKSANG, REIS, MITERMAYER GALVAO DOS · 2016 to 2020
$6.4M
Research Training Program on the Impact of Zoonotic and Vector-borne Viruses, Rickettsiae, and Leptospira in Acute Undifferentiated Febrile IllnessesD43TW010331 · FIC · UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MED BR GALVESTON · PI AGUILAR, PATRICIA VERONICA, RODAS, JUAN DAVID · 2016 to 2025
$2.6M
FIC NIH HHS 5D43TW010331-05FIC NIH HHS D43 TW010331Ministerio de Ciencia, Tecnología e Innovación (Colciencias) 111565741009NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI121207NIH through the Naturally Acquired and Vaccine-Mediated Immunity to Leptospirosis grant R01AI121207TDR Special Programmed for Research and Training in Tropical Diseases grant
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introductionRickettsioses and leptospirosis are infectious diseases often underdiagnosed due to limited knowledge about their epidemiology, pathophysiology, and clinical aspects.

objectivesTo characterize the seroprevalence and seroincidence of Rickettsia and Leptospira agents and determine their associated factors in rural areas of Urabá, Antioquia, Colombia.

methodsAnalysis of seropositivity of a prospective study exploring sociocultural and ecological aspects of Rickettsia and Leptospira infection. A multinomial mixed logistic regression model analysed factors linked to seroprevalent cases, with descriptive analyses of seroincident cases.

resultsConcomitant seroprevalence against Rickettsia and Leptospira was 9.38% (95% CI: 6.08%-13.37%). Associated factors included age (ORa = 1.02; 95% CI 1.007-1.03), male gender (ORa = 3.06; 95% CI: 1.75-5.37), fever history (ORa = 1.71; 95% CI: 1.06-2.77), presence of breeding pigs (ORa = 2.29; 95% CI 1.36-3.88), peridomicile yucca crops (ORa = 2.5; 95% CI 1.1-5.62), and deforestation practices (ORa = 1.74; 95% CI 1.06-2.87). Concomitant seroincidence was 1.09% (3/274) (95% CI: 0.29%-4.05%). All seroincident cases were female, median age 31.83 years (IQR: 8.69-56.99), with similar housing characteristics (soil floors, wooden walls, zinc roofs) and exposure to domestic and synanthropic animals.

conclusionsThere is evidence of concomitant seroprevalent and seroincident cases against both microorganisms in rural Urabá, Colombia. These findings can improve public health surveillance systems in preventing, detecting, and managing clinical cases caused by these pathogens.

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