Leptospira and Leptospirosis: New Insights into an Old Disease
A special issue of Pathogens (ISSN 2076-0817).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 10 July 2026 | Viewed by 22
Special Issue Editor
Interests: bacterial stress response; molecular chaperones; host–pathogen interactions; ECF σ factors in gene regulation, stress adaptation, and virulence in L. interrogans
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Leptospirosis is a globally important zoonotic disease caused by pathogenic Leptospira species, affecting humans and a wide range of animals. This disease has significant public health and economic implications; yet, despite over a century of research, many aspects of its biology, epidemiology, pathogenesis, and control remain incompletely understood.
This Special Issue of Pathogens aims to highlight recent advances in Leptospira research, including molecular mechanisms, host–pathogen interactions, diagnostics, epidemiology, and prevention strategies. Contributions that provide new insights and address unresolved questions or poorly understood aspects of the disease are particularly encouraged.
In addition, case reports that provide informative or unusual clinical or epidemiological observations may be of interest. Interdisciplinary studies bridging microbiology, veterinary and human medicine, ecology, and public health are welcome.
Prof. Dr. Sabina Kędzierska-Mieszkowska
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- Leptospira
- leptospirosis
- bacterial pathogenesis
- infection
- virulence
- host–pathogen interactions
- zoonosis
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