Description of the different data sets used in our study.

Columns include the category of data “Group” and “Sub-group”, the “Sample Size” of unique individuals, the “Selection Criteria” used for inclusion, the “Additional Details” regarding individuals included, the “Day 0”, i.e. the first day for which Leptospira infection related biomarkers were tracked in an individual, longitudinally monitored sea lion, and the “Length of Observation”, i.e. the period of time over which data were collected.