visceral leishmania inoculation

[volf at cesnet.cz]

Dear Milena

I have a strong feeling, that some bloody Spanish strkali infantum 
do psu mimojine i subkutanne. Jestli chces, zkusim to najit, zda 
uz uplne neblbnu.

Goog luck 

Petr, Prague

> Dear colleagues,
> 
> according to the literature, the way of L.donovani/L.infantum inoculation
> is i.v. or i.c. I think this mode is even more artificial than infecting
> with L.major (s.c.) Does anybody know about succesfull subcutaneous
> infection with L.infantum/L.donovani, which would result in visceral disease?
> 
> Thank you in advance for your answers
> Milena 
> Milena Svobodova
> Dept Biochemistry
> Univ of Kentucky Medical Center
> 800 Rose St
> Lexington KY 40536-0298 USA
> tel (606) 323-5042
> fax (606) 323-1037
>