Enhanced Leishmania braziliensis Infection Following Pre-Exposure to Sandfly Saliva

Tatiana R. de Moura; Fabiano Oliveira; Fernanda O. Novais; José Carlos Miranda; Jorge Clarêncio; Ivonise Follador; Edgar M. Carvalho; Jesus G. Valenzuela; Manoel Barral-Netto; Aldina Barral; Cláudia Brodskyn; Camila I. de Oliveira

doi:10.1371/journal.pntd.0000084

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Enhanced Leishmania braziliensis Infection Following Pre-Exposure to Sandfly Saliva

Tatiana R. de Moura,

Affiliation Centro de Pesquisas Gonçalo Moniz, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (FIOCRUZ), Salvador, Brazil
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Fabiano Oliveira,

Affiliations Centro de Pesquisas Gonçalo Moniz, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (FIOCRUZ), Salvador, Brazil, Vector Molecular Biology Unit, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Rockville, Maryland, United States of America
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Fernanda O. Novais,

Affiliation Centro de Pesquisas Gonçalo Moniz, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (FIOCRUZ), Salvador, Brazil
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José Carlos Miranda,

Affiliation Centro de Pesquisas Gonçalo Moniz, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (FIOCRUZ), Salvador, Brazil
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Jorge Clarêncio,

Affiliation Centro de Pesquisas Gonçalo Moniz, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (FIOCRUZ), Salvador, Brazil
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Ivonise Follador,

Affiliation Universidade Federal da Bahia, Salvador, Brazil
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Edgar M. Carvalho,

Affiliation Universidade Federal da Bahia, Salvador, Brazil
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Jesus G. Valenzuela,

Affiliation Vector Molecular Biology Unit, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Rockville, Maryland, United States of America
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Manoel Barral-Netto,

Affiliations Centro de Pesquisas Gonçalo Moniz, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (FIOCRUZ), Salvador, Brazil, Universidade Federal da Bahia, Salvador, Brazil, Instituto de Investigação em Imunologia, Salvador, Brazil
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Aldina Barral,

Affiliations Centro de Pesquisas Gonçalo Moniz, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (FIOCRUZ), Salvador, Brazil, Universidade Federal da Bahia, Salvador, Brazil, Instituto de Investigação em Imunologia, Salvador, Brazil
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Cláudia Brodskyn,

Affiliations Centro de Pesquisas Gonçalo Moniz, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (FIOCRUZ), Salvador, Brazil, Universidade Federal da Bahia, Salvador, Brazil, Instituto de Investigação em Imunologia, Salvador, Brazil
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Camila I. de Oliveira

* E-mail: camila@bahia.fiocruz.br

Affiliation Centro de Pesquisas Gonçalo Moniz, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (FIOCRUZ), Salvador, Brazil
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Enhanced Leishmania braziliensis Infection Following Pre-Exposure to Sandfly Saliva

Tatiana R. de Moura,
Fabiano Oliveira,
Fernanda O. Novais,
José Carlos Miranda,
Jorge Clarêncio,
Ivonise Follador,
Edgar M. Carvalho,
Jesus G. Valenzuela,
Manoel Barral-Netto,
Aldina Barral

Published: November 28, 2007
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0000084

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