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. 2017 Mar 9;215(8):1285–1293. doi: 10.1093/infdis/jix115

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Figure 5. — Bleeding does not alter transmissibility or parasitemia level. Retro-orbital blood specimens from sick hamsters infected with Leishmania donovani strain Mongi were obtained on 2 successive days before and 24 hours after exposure to sand fly bites . A, Transmission success by artificial feeding on blood. Data are percentages of blood-fed flies positive for parasites, with mean values denoted by bars (data are for 6 hamsters). B, Parasite loads as determined by titration culture of whole blood. Data are for individual blood samples, with mean values denoted by bars (data are for 6 hamsters).