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The review identified frequent use of algorithms such as support vector machines, artificial neural networks, decision trees, and convolutional neural networks (CNNs). Among the included studies, 88% (15\/17) used traditional ML methods, and 24% (4\/17) used DL techniques. Several models demonstrated high predictive performance, with reported accuracy rates ranging from 80% to 98%, notably with the U-Net CNN achieving 98.02% accuracy. However, public datasets were underused, with only 35% (6\/17) of studies incorporating publicly available data sources; the majority (65%, 11\/17) relied primarily on private datasets from hospitals, clinical records, or regional surveillance systems.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec sec-type=\"conclusions\">\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>ML and DL techniques demonstrate potential for improving leptospirosis prediction and diagnosis, but future research should focus on using larger, more diverse datasets, adopting transfer learning strategies, and integrating advanced ensemble and validation techniques to strengthen model accuracy and generalization.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.2196\/67859","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2025,4,14]],"date-time":"2025-04-14T15:30:06Z","timestamp":1744644606000},"page":"e67859-e67859","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":8,"title":["Machine Learning and Deep Learning Techniques for Prediction and Diagnosis of Leptospirosis: Systematic Literature Review"],"prefix":"10.2196","volume":"13","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-3510-8543","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Suhila","family":"Sawesi","sequence":"first","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0009-0006-6704-9804","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Arya","family":"Jadhav","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0009-0006-9191-6488","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Bushra","family":"Rashrash","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"1010","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2025,5,29]]},"reference":[{"key":"R1","unstructured":"Leptospirosis: fact sheet. 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