Lymphocytes influence Leishmania major pathogenesis in a strain-dependent manner.

• Main Authors: Md Abu Musa (Author), Risa Nakamura (Author), Asma Hena (Author), Sanjay Varikuti (Author), Hira L Nakhasi (Author), Yasuyuki Goto (Author), Abhay R Satoskar (Author), Shinjiro Hamano (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2019-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) is the most common form of leishmaniasis and is caused by several species of Leishmania parasite. Clinical presentation of CL varies from a self-healing infection to a chronic form of the disease determined by the virulence of infecting Leishmania species and host immune...