Malnutrition exacerbates pathogenesis of Lutzomyia longipalpis sand fly-transmitted Leishmania donovani

Abstract Visceral leishmaniasis (VL) is transmitted by Leishmania-infected sand fly bites and malnutrition is a known risk factor in human VL. Models using sand fly transmission or malnutrition promote parasite dissemination. By investigating features of L. donovani-Lutzomyia longipalpis transmissio...

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Published in:Communications Biology
Main Authors: Eva Iniguez, Johannes Doehl, Pedro Cecilio, Tiago Donatelli Serafim, Caroline Percopo, Yvonne Rangel-Gonzalez, Somaditya Dey, Elvia J. Osorio, Patrick Huffcutt, Sofia Roitman, Claudio Meneses, Mara Short, Jesus G. Valenzuela, Peter C. Melby, Shaden Kamhawi
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Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2025-05-01
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s42003-025-08106-8

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