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My cousin came down with lepto a couple of years ago, and it was nasty, nasty, NASTY! He is young, robust, and very healthy, not immunocompromised at all! It was touch and go for a while, and there was a strong possibility that he would be left with permanent damage, but he did come out of it mostly OK. I'm sure he must have been exposed on the job, he's a vet in New Zealand and his specialty is large animals so he deals with a lot of herds outdoors.

My house is built on land that was used for cattle grazing only 4 years ago, and the dog park that we frequent was used for grazing only a year ago. You definitely have to weigh the risks on an individual basis.