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From: Antibody response to sand fly saliva is a marker of transmission intensity but not disease progression in dogs naturally infected with Leishmania infantum

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The initial acquisition of anti-sand fly saliva antibody responses in sentinel dogs. a The antibody response before exposure, 2 and 4 months after being placed in the field of each cohort of dogs (geometric mean ± SE). Sample sizes for each cohort are 11, 13, 15, 2 and three dogs; three further cohorts of a single dog each are not illustrated. b Seasonal changes in the estimated incidence of infection (dotted line) and numbers of Lutzomyia longipalpis sand flies caught in 10 chicken sheds (data from [31])

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