Immunity to Lutzomyia whitmani Saliva Protects against Experimental Leishmania braziliensis Infection.

• Main Authors: Regis Gomes (Author), Katrine Cavalcanti (Author), Clarissa Teixeira (Author), Augusto M Carvalho (Author), Paulo S Mattos (Author), Juqueline R Cristal (Author), Aline C Muniz (Author), José Carlos Miranda (Author), Camila I de Oliveira (Author), Aldina Barral (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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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. Herein we des...