Authors: Neal RA Reeves A Peters W
Publish Date: 1990/03/01
Volume: 84, Issue: 2, Pages: 233-238
Abstract
RA Neal A Reeves W Peters Leishmania infecting man and wild animals in Saudi Arabia 7 Partial protection of mice against Leishmania major by prior infection with L arabica Transactions of The Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene Volume 84 Issue 2 MarchApril 1990 Pages 233–238 https//doiorg/101016/003592039090267IA survey of inbred mouse strains showed that strain C3H/he was the most comparable to man in respect of its susceptibility to Leishmania major and the subsequent healing of lesions produced by this organism L arabica proved to have a lower virulence than L major and prior inoculation with the former resulted in a decrease of the lesion sizes following subsequent L major challenge Moreover L major lesions that did develop in mice previously inoculated with L arabica generally healed faster
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