The human immune response to saliva of Phlebotomus alexandri, the vector of visceral leishmaniasis in Iraq, and its relationship to sand fly exposure and infection

• Ines Lakhal-Naouar ,

  Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  * E-mail: ielakhalnaouar@hivresearch.org

  Current address: Leishmania Diagnostics Laboratory, Diagnostics and Countermeasures Branch, Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, Rockville, Maryland, United States of America

  Affiliation Infectious Diseases Division, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, Maryland, United States of America

  https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6811-6534

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• Rami Mukbel,

  Roles Methodology

  Affiliation Department of Basic Veterinary Sciences, Jordan University of Science and Technology, Irbid, Jordan

  https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1985-5717

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• Robert F. DeFraites,

  Roles Formal analysis, Software, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Department of Preventive Medicine and Biostatistics, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, Maryland, United States of America

  https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7601-5469

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• Rupal M. Mody,

  Roles Resources, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Infectious Diseases Service, William Beaumont Army Medical Center, El Paso, Texas, United States of America

  https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3862-4495

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• Lina N. Massoud,

  Roles Methodology

  Affiliation Department of Basic Veterinary Sciences, Jordan University of Science and Technology, Irbid, Jordan

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• Dutchabong Shaw,

  Roles Resources

  Affiliation Infectious Diseases Division, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, Maryland, United States of America

  https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9531-1917

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• Edgie M. Co,

  Roles Resources

  Affiliation Infectious Diseases Service, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Bethesda Maryland, United States of America

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• Jeffrey E. Sherwood,

  Roles Resources

  Affiliation Infectious Diseases Service, William Beaumont Army Medical Center, El Paso, Texas, United States of America

  https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0373-737X

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• Shaden Kamhawi,

  Roles Conceptualization, Investigation, Methodology, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Laboratory of Malaria and Vector Research, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, Bethesda, Maryland, United States of America

  https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4304-636X

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• Naomi E. Aronson

  Roles Conceptualization, Funding acquisition, Investigation, Project administration, Supervision, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Infectious Diseases Division, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, Maryland, United States of America

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