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Using Recombinant Proteins from Lutzomyia longipalpis Saliva to Estimate Human Vector Exposure in Visceral Leishmaniasis Endemic Areas

Ana Paula Souza, Bruno B. Andrade, Dorlene Maria Cardoso de Aquino, Petter F. Entringer, José Carlos Miranda, Ruan Alcantara, Daniel Fernandez‐Ruiz, Manuel Soto, Clarissa Teixeira, Jesús G. Valenzuela,

PLoS neglected tropical diseases · 2010 · 75 citations · 15 references

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Abstract

Our results show the possibility of substituting Lu. longipalpis SGS for two recombinant proteins, LJM17 and LJM11, in order to probe for vector exposure in individuals residing in endemic areas.

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