Canine antibody response to Phlebotomus perniciosus bites negatively correlates with the risk of Leishmania infantum transmission.

• Main Authors: Michaela Vlkova (Author), Iva Rohousova (Author), Jan Drahota (Author), Dorothee Stanneck (Author), Eva Maria Kruedewagen (Author), Norbert Mencke (Author), Domenico Otranto (Author), Petr Volf (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2011-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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BACKGROUND: Phlebotomine sand flies are blood-sucking insects that can transmit Leishmania parasites. Hosts bitten by sand flies develop an immune response against sand fly salivary antigens. Specific anti-saliva IgG indicate the exposure to the vector and may also help to estimate the risk of Leish...