Individuals co-exposed to sand fly saliva and filarial parasites exhibit altered monocyte function.

• Main Authors: Moussa Sangare (Author), Yaya Ibrahim Coulibaly (Author), Naureen Huda (Author), Silvia Vidal (Author), Sameha Tariq (Author), Michel Emmanuel Coulibaly (Author), Siaka Yamoussa Coulibaly (Author), Lamine Soumaoro (Author), Ilo Dicko (Author), Bourama Traore (Author), Ibrahim Moussa Sissoko (Author), Sekou Fantamady Traore (Author), Ousmane Faye (Author), Thomas B Nutman (Author), Jesus G Valenzuela (Author), Fabiano Oliveira (Author), Seydou Doumbia (Author), Shaden Kamhawi (Author), Roshanak Tolouei Semnani (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2021-06-01T00:00:00Z.
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<h4>Background</h4>In Mali, cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) and filariasis are co-endemic. Previous studies in animal models of infection have shown that sand fly saliva enhance infectivity of Leishmania parasites in naïve hosts while saliva-specific adaptive immune responses may protect a...