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Studies in the mouse model identify strain variability as a major determinant of disease outcome in Leishmania infantum infection
BACKGROUND: Visceral leishmaniasis is a severe and potentially fatal disease caused by protozoa of the genus Leishmania, transmitted by phlebotomine sandflies. In Europe and the Mediterranean region, L. infantum is the commonest agent of visceral leishmaniasis, causing a wide spectrum of clinical ma...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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BioMed Central
2015
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4684599/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26684322 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13071-015-1259-6 |