Figure 6. Prophylactic efficacy of combinations in hamsters against L. donovani challenge.
Body weight (A), liver weight (B) and spleen weight (C), of hamsters in gram (gm) on days 0, 45, 60, 90 and 120 p.c. Since infected control, the BCG alone/rLdHSP70 alone vaccinated and challenged group died after day 90 (D 90) of the study period, their corresponding bars are not shown in A, B and C. Significance values indicate the difference between the vaccinated and infected group (*, p<0.05; **, p<0.01; and ***, p<0.001).