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Lessons learned from leishmanization in experimental models. Leishmanization (or deliberate parasite inoculation) fails to protect against sandfly challenge in the absence of persistent parasite (path number 1). However, if the parasite persists after healing, it gives rise to a T effector cell population that mediates effective protection against sandfly challenge (path number 2).
