Characterization of the Early Inflammatory Infiltrate at the Feeding Site of Infected Sand Flies in Mice Protected from Vector-Transmitted Leishmania major by Exposure to Uninfected Bites

Clarissa Teixeira; Regis Gomes; Fabiano Oliveira; Claudio Meneses; Dana C. Gilmore; Dia-Eldin A. Elnaiem; Jesus G. Valenzuela; Shaden Kamhawi

doi:10.1371/journal.pntd.0002781

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Characterization of the Early Inflammatory Infiltrate at the Feeding Site of Infected Sand Flies in Mice Protected from Vector-Transmitted Leishmania major by Exposure to Uninfected Bites

Clarissa Teixeira,

Affiliations Vector Molecular Biology Section, Laboratory of Malaria and Vector Research, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Rockville, Maryland, United States of America, Centro de Pesquisas Gonçalo Moniz, Fiocruz, Bahia, Brazil
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Regis Gomes,

Affiliations Vector Molecular Biology Section, Laboratory of Malaria and Vector Research, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Rockville, Maryland, United States of America, Centro de Pesquisas Gonçalo Moniz, Fiocruz, Bahia, Brazil
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Fabiano Oliveira,

Affiliation Vector Molecular Biology Section, Laboratory of Malaria and Vector Research, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Rockville, Maryland, United States of America
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Claudio Meneses,

Affiliation Vector Molecular Biology Section, Laboratory of Malaria and Vector Research, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Rockville, Maryland, United States of America
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Dana C. Gilmore,

Affiliation Vector Molecular Biology Section, Laboratory of Malaria and Vector Research, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Rockville, Maryland, United States of America
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Dia-Eldin A. Elnaiem,

Affiliation Department of Zoology, University of Maryland Eastern Shore, Princess Anne, Maryland, United States of America
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Jesus G. Valenzuela ,

* E-mail: jvalenzuela@niaid.nih.gov (JGV); skamhawi@niaid.nih.gov (SK)

Affiliation Vector Molecular Biology Section, Laboratory of Malaria and Vector Research, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Rockville, Maryland, United States of America
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Shaden Kamhawi

* E-mail: jvalenzuela@niaid.nih.gov (JGV); skamhawi@niaid.nih.gov (SK)

Affiliation Vector Molecular Biology Section, Laboratory of Malaria and Vector Research, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Rockville, Maryland, United States of America
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Characterization of the Early Inflammatory Infiltrate at the Feeding Site of Infected Sand Flies in Mice Protected from Vector-Transmitted Leishmania major by Exposure to Uninfected Bites

Clarissa Teixeira,
Regis Gomes,
Fabiano Oliveira,
Claudio Meneses,
Dana C. Gilmore,
Dia-Eldin A. Elnaiem,
Jesus G. Valenzuela,
Shaden Kamhawi

Published: April 24, 2014
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0002781

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