Immunity to Lutzomyia whitmani Saliva Protects against Experimental Leishmania braziliensis Infection

BACKGROUND: Previous works showed that immunization with saliva from Lutzomyia intermedia, a vector of Leishmania braziliensis, does not protect against experimental infection. However, L. braziliensis is also transmitted by Lutzomyia whitmani, a sand fly species closely related to Lu. intermedia. H...

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Published in:PLoS Negl Trop Dis
Main Authors: Gomes, Regis, Cavalcanti, Katrine, Teixeira, Clarissa, Carvalho, Augusto M., Mattos, Paulo S., Cristal, Juqueline R., Muniz, Aline C., Miranda, José Carlos, de Oliveira, Camila I., Barral, Aldina
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Public Library of Science 2016
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Research Article
Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5094744/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27812113
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0005078
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