Canine antibody response to Phlebotomus perniciosus bites negatively correlates with the risk of Leishmania infantum transmission.

BACKGROUND: Phlebotomine sand flies are blood-sucking insects that can transmit Leishmania parasites. Hosts bitten by sand flies develop an immune response against sand fly salivary antigens. Specific anti-saliva IgG indicate the exposure to the vector and may also help to estimate the risk of Leish...

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Published in:	PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Main Authors:	Michaela Vlkova, Iva Rohousova, Jan Drahota, Dorothee Stanneck, Eva Maria Kruedewagen, Norbert Mencke, Domenico Otranto, Petr Volf
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-10-01
Online Access:	http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3191129?pdf=render