Humoral and T-cell mediated immunity against Phlebotomus perniciosus salivary proteins in dogs from a leishmaniosis endemic area

TFM One Health Leishmaniosis is a neglected zoonosis transmitted by sand fly bites and the dog is the main reservoir of Leishmania infantum infection. Sand fly exposure could elicit T-cell mediated immunity against sand fly saliva proteins, a mechanism that could be protective against a negative out...

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Hauptverfasser: Balsells Aguilar, Núria, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Facultat de Veterinària
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Zusammenfassung:TFM One Health Leishmaniosis is a neglected zoonosis transmitted by sand fly bites and the dog is the main reservoir of Leishmania infantum infection. Sand fly exposure could elicit T-cell mediated immunity against sand fly saliva proteins, a mechanism that could be protective against a negative outcome of the disease and could explain the natural resistance of Ibizan hounds toward leishmaniosis.