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Lesion development (A) and parasite concentration in footpads (B) in C57BL/6 mice inoculated in the left hind footpad with 102 (●) or 106 (□) L. major metacyclic promastigotes. (A) Mean footpad width is expressed in millimeters ± 1 standard deviation; 12 to 16 mice per group were used. (B) The geometric mean number of viable amastigotes per milligram of tissue ± 1 standard deviation is shown; 4 to 5 mice per group were used.
