Leishmania (Leishmania) amazonenisInfection, Suriname
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Leishmania (Leishmania) amazonenis Infection, Suriname
sociated with several days of heavy rainfall from typhoons. Therefore, the typhoons may be the reason for high incidence in October–December. The annual incidence of leptospirosis in Taiwan is relatively lower than that in other countries with tropical or subtropical climates. Our study does not conclusively document the reason for lower incidence, although it does suggest an association betwee...
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Resistance to and recovery from leishmania infection is dependent on cell-mediated immunity. C57BL/6 mice are resistant to Leishmania amazonensis (La) infection but susceptible to LP-BM5 murine leukemia virus (MuLV) infection. MuLVinfection leads to a state ofimmunodeficiency characterized by severe compromise ofcell-mediated immunity. When infected with La alone, C57BL/6 mice developed a smaU ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Emerging Infectious Diseases
سال: 2008
ISSN: 1080-6040,1080-6059
DOI: 10.3201/eid1405.070433