Sandfly Fever Sicilian Virus-Leishmania major co-infection modulates innate inflammatory response favoring myeloid cell infections and skin hyperinflammation.

• Main Authors: Ellen Heirwegh (Author), Emily MacLean (Author), Jinlei He (Author), Shaden Kamhawi (Author), Selena M Sagan (Author), Martin Olivier (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2021-07-01T00:00:00Z.
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<h4>Background</h4>The leishmaniases are a group of sandfly-transmitted diseases caused by species of the protozoan parasite, Leishmania. With an annual incidence of 1 million cases, 1 billion people living in Leishmania-endemic regions, and nearly 30,000 deaths each year, leishmaniasis...