[Correspondence] Accurate diagnosis of Indigenous child deaths in Ecuadorian Amazonia – Authors' reply

We thank Miguel Angel Garcia-Bereguiain and Solon Alberto Orlando for their thoughtful comments on our Correspondence regarding the leptospirosis outbreak in Taisha, Morona Santiago.1 Their concerns underscore the urgent need to strengthen diagnostic capacity for neglected tropical diseases in Ecuador, especially in remote areas such as Taisha, a community recently affected by a severe public health crisis.