The human immune response to saliva of Phlebotomus alexandri, the vector of visceral leishmaniasis in Iraq, and its relationship to sand fly exposure and infection.

• 主要な著者: Ines Lakhal-Naouar (著者), Rami Mukbel (著者), Robert F DeFraites (著者), Rupal M Mody (著者), Lina N Massoud (著者), Dutchabong Shaw (著者), Edgie M Co (著者), Jeffrey E Sherwood (著者), Shaden Kamhawi (著者), Naomi E Aronson (著者)
• フォーマット: 図書
• 出版事項: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2021-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• 主題: article
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<h4>Background</h4>Sand fly saliva exposure plays an important role in immunity against leishmaniasis where it has mostly been associated with protection. Phlebotomus (Ph.) alexandri transmits Leishmania (L.) infantum, the causative agent of visceral leishmaniasis (VL), in Iraq. Our grou...