Severity of old world cutaneous leishmaniasis is influenced by previous exposure to sandfly bites in Saudi Arabia.

Severity of old world cutaneous leishmaniasis is influenced by previous exposure to sandfly bites in Saudi Arabia.

BACKGROUND:The sandfly Phlebotomus papatasi is the vector of Leishmania major, the main causative agent of Old World cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) in Saudi Arabia. Sandflies inject saliva while feeding and the salivary protein PpSP32 was previously shown to be a biomarker for bite exposure. Here we u...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Karina Mondragon-Shem (Author), Waleed S Al-Salem (Author), Louise Kelly-Hope (Author), Maha Abdeladhim (Author), Mohammed H Al-Zahrani (Author), Jesus G Valenzuela (Author), Alvaro Acosta-Serrano (Author)
Format: Book
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2015-02-01T00:00:00Z.
Subjects:
article
Online Access:Connect to this object online.
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!

Internet

Connect to this object online.

3rd Floor Main Library

Holdings details from 3rd Floor Main Library
Call Number: A1234.567
Copy 1 Available

Similar Items