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Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz
Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Fiocruz
ISSN: 1678-8060
EISSN: 1678-8060
Vol. 98, No. 7, 2003, pp. 861-870
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Bioline Code: oc03172
Full paper language: English
Document type: Research Article
Document available free of charge
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Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Vol. 98, No. 7, 2003, pp. 861-870
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Leishmanial Infection: Analysis of its First Steps. a review
MC de Almeida; V Vilhena; A Barral & M Barral-Netto
Abstract
The first steps in leishmaniasis are critical in determining the evolution of the disease. Major advances have recently been done in understanding this crucial moment. Fundamental research in parasite-vector interaction, parasite biology, insect saliva, and vertebrate host response have shed new light and uncovered a most fascinating and complex moment in leishmaniasis. We review here some of these aspects and we try to connect them in a logical framework.
Keywords
Leishmania  - Phlebotomus - monocyte - immunity - ignorance
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