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Three <jats:italic>Leptospira<\/jats:italic> species displaying considerable diversity were identified: <jats:italic>L. interrogans<\/jats:italic>, with eight <jats:italic>lfb1<\/jats:italic> species-groups (including five new <jats:italic>lfb1<\/jats:italic> species-groups) in humans and dogs; <jats:italic>L. kirschneri<\/jats:italic>, with two <jats:italic>lfb1<\/jats:italic> species-groups in humans and dogs; and <jats:italic>L. borgpetersenii<\/jats:italic>, with one <jats:italic>lfb1<\/jats:italic> species-group in humans only. The <jats:italic>lfb1<\/jats:italic> species-group <jats:italic>L. interrogans<\/jats:italic> SG1, corresponding to serovar Icterohaemorrhagiae or Copenhageni, was frequently retrieved from both humans and dogs (<jats:italic>n=<\/jats:italic>67\/110; 60.9% and <jats:italic>n=<\/jats:italic>59\/60; 98.3% respectively). A high proportion of the affected dogs developed the disease despite vaccination (<jats:italic>n=<\/jats:italic>30\/60; 50%). Genotyping with the polymorphic <jats:italic>lfb1<\/jats:italic> gene is both robust and simple. This approach provided the first global picture of the <jats:italic>Leptospira<\/jats:italic> strains responsible for acute infections in mainland France, based on biological samples but without the need for culture. Identification of the <jats:italic>Leptospira<\/jats:italic> strains circulating and their changes over time will facilitate more precise epidemiological monitoring of susceptible and reservoir species. 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