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Biomarkers for Exposure to Sand Flies Bites as Tools to Aid Control of Leishmaniasis

Intense research efforts so far have not been sufficient to reduce leishmaniasis burden worldwide. This disease is transmitted by bites of infected sand flies, which inject saliva in the host skin in an attempt to obtain a blood meal. Sand fly saliva has an array of proteins with diverse pharmacolog...

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Autores principales: Andrade, Bruno Bezerril, Teixeira, Clarissa R.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Frontiers Research Foundation 2012
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3356838/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22661974
http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fimmu.2012.00121