“…In Latin America, there are very few studies about these species and its detection has been reported only in the following countries: Perú, Ecuador, Colombia, Argentina, Venezuela and Brazil 13,15,19,21,27,29 . In Argentina, the only study available reports the detection of intermediate leptospiral DNA in human samples 28 , but there is no further research until the present day, mainly due to the lack of an accurate diagnostic test.…”