Table 1.

Study population

Status	Group ID	Number	Average age	Leishmania species
Cured from CL	CCLm	30	43.34 ± 13.07	L. major
Healthy high responder (L. major)	HHRLm	18	39.17 ± 10.40	L. major
Healthy high responder (L. infantum)	HHRLi	26	35.75 ± 9.55	L. infantum
Healthy low responders	HLR	17	30.76 ± 5.73	–

Abbreviations: CCLm Cured from cutaneous leishmaniasis due to L. major, HHRLm Healthy High Responders (L. major), HHRLi Healthy High Responders (L. infantum), HLR, naïves control

The recruitment and peripheral blood sampling of different groups including cured from CL due to L. major (CCLm) and individuals with a probable asymptomatic L. major (HHRLm) or L. infantum infection (HHRLi), were performed in endemic foci for CL due to L. major and VL due to L. infantum. Healthy individuals with no history of leishmaniasis, used as naïve controls (HLR) were recruited from a low-endemic area