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Overlapping aetiological and epidemiological patterns indicate a high possibility of their co-infection in India, which can be a diagnostic challenge due to non-specific clinical features. A systematic search of the PubMed\/MEDLINE, Scopus and Embase databases was conducted to identify relevant studies published through 31 August 2023. Studies reporting co-infection of scrub typhus and leptospirosis among the Indian population were included. Data extraction, quality assessment and statistical analysis were performed in accordance with established guidelines. Six studies met the inclusion criteria, comprising a total of 58 co-infection cases. Pooled prevalence of scrub typhus\u2013leptospirosis co-infection among acute undifferentiated febrile illness patients was 3.7% (95% confidence interval [CI] 0.00 to 0.126). Among scrub typhus patients, the prevalence of co-infection with leptospirosis was 13.7% (95% CI 0.027 to 0.304). 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