Visceral Leishmaniasis and the Skin: Dermal Parasite Transmission to Sand Flies

Visceral Leishmaniasis and the Skin: Dermal Parasite Transmission to Sand Flies

Visceral leishmaniasis is a parasitic disease with significant dermal tropism. The skin is an important site of infection contributing to parasite transmission to naïve sand flies, but understanding how parasitism of host skin and the related immune microenvironment supports or prevents skin parasit...

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Main Authors: Sahaana Arumugam, Breanna M. Scorza, Christine Petersen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2022-05-01
Series:Pathogens
Subjects:
parasite burden
transmissibility
visceral leishmaniasis
infectiousness
dermal immune environment
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-0817/11/6/610

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