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Open AccessHighly discordant serology against Trypanosoma cruzi in central Veracruz, Mexico: role of the antigen used for diagnostic
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Leishmaniasis is a neglected tropical disease caused by kinetoplastid protozoan parasites belonging to the Leishmania genus. Infection causes a wide diversity of clinical manifestations, ranging in severity from ...
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Cutaneous leishmaniasis is a tropical disease affecting over one million patients annually and Leishmania (L.) mexicana is one of the major etiological agents in the Americas. Here we established the first experi...