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...

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Autores principales: Mondragon-Shem, Karina, Al-Salem, Waleed S., Kelly-Hope, Louise, Abdeladhim, Maha, Al-Zahrani, Mohammed H., Valenzuela, Jesus G., Acosta-Serrano, Alvaro
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2015
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4315490/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25646796
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0003449

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4315490/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25646796
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0003449

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