Probable Leptospirosis in the Adventure Traveler with Freshwater Exposure: Narrative Review and Case Series
Gregory D. Hawley, Ambika Agrawal, Maryam Alhashmi, Milica Novakovic, Andrea K. Boggild · 2026
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Gregory D. Hawley and co-authors present three traveler cases of probable leptospirosis in a 2026 narrative review. All three patients had rafted whitewater in rural Ecuador after heavy rain and flooding. Two arrived with acute fever soon after travel, during a confirmed regional outbreak.
The third sought care four weeks after a feverish illness with jaundice abroad. Confirmatory laboratory tests for this waterborne bacterial infection return slowly, so treatment often starts on clinical suspicion alone. The review covers symptoms, diagnosis, therapy, and outlook in depth. Fever after freshwater adventure travel should put leptospirosis on the list early, the authors argue.
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| CREATOR | Gregory D. Hawley, Ambika Agrawal, Maryam Alhashmi, Milica Novakovic, Andrea K. Boggild |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 39154 |
| LICENSE | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |