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Editorial
. 2024 Oct 30:15:1510000.
doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2024.1510000. eCollection 2024.

Editorial: Spirochetal diseases (syphilis, Lyme disease, and leptospirosis): transmission, pathogenesis, host-pathogen interactions, prevention, and treatment

Christopher J Pappas  1 , Camila Hamond  2   3 , Helena Pětrošová  4   5 , Ellie J Putz  6
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Editorial: Spirochetal diseases (syphilis, Lyme disease, and leptospirosis): transmission, pathogenesis, host-pathogen interactions, prevention, and treatment

Christopher J Pappas et al. Front Microbiol. .
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Keywords: Lyme disease; Weil's disease; diagnosis; host-pathogen interactions; immune response; leptospirosis; syphilis; treatment.

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