LeishTec vaccination disrupts vertical transmission of Leishmania infantum

Diogo G. Valadares; Eric Kontowicz; Serena Tang; Angela Toepp; Adam Lima; Mandy Larson; Tara Grinnage-Pulley; Breanna Scorza; Danielle Pessoa-Pereira; Jacob Oleson; Christine Petersen

doi:10.1371/journal.pntd.0013320

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LeishTec vaccination disrupts vertical transmission of Leishmania infantum

Diogo G. Valadares,

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

Affiliation Department of Internal Medicine, University of Iowa, Carver College of Medicine, Iowa City, Iowa, United States of America

https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0432-4777

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Eric Kontowicz,

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

Affiliation Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Iowa Hospital and Clinics, Iowa city, Iowa, United States of America
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Serena Tang,

Roles Investigation

Affiliation University of Iowa, College of Public Health, Iowa city, Iowa, United States of America
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Angela Toepp,

Roles Investigation, Resources

Affiliation University of Iowa, College of Public Health, Iowa city, Iowa, United States of America
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Adam Lima,

Roles Investigation, Resources

Affiliation University of Iowa, College of Public Health, Iowa city, Iowa, United States of America
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Mandy Larson,

Roles Investigation, Writing – original draft

Affiliation Department of Epidemiology, University of Iowa, College of Public Health, Iowa city, Iowa, United States of America
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Tara Grinnage-Pulley,

Roles Investigation, Writing – original draft

Affiliation Department of Epidemiology, University of Iowa, College of Public Health, Iowa city, Iowa, United States of America
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Breanna Scorza,

Roles Investigation

Affiliation University of Iowa, College of Public Health, Iowa city, Iowa, United States of America
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Danielle Pessoa-Pereira,

Roles Investigation, Resources

Affiliation University of Iowa, College of Public Health, Iowa city, Iowa, United States of America
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Jacob Oleson,

Roles Visualization, Writing – original draft

Affiliation Department of Biostatistics, University of Iowa, College of Public Health, Iowa city, Iowa, United States of America
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Christine Petersen

Roles Conceptualization, Resources, Supervision, Visualization, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

* E-mail: Diogo.Valadares@cshs.org

Affiliation University of Iowa, College of Public Health, Iowa city, Iowa, United States of America
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LeishTec vaccination disrupts vertical transmission of Leishmania infantum

Diogo G. Valadares,
Eric Kontowicz,
Serena Tang,
Angela Toepp,
Adam Lima,
Mandy Larson,
Tara Grinnage-Pulley,
Breanna Scorza,
Danielle Pessoa-Pereira,
Jacob Oleson

Published: July 30, 2025
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0013320

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