Figure 1.

Geographical distribution of L. infantum clinical strains tested in this study. The map was colored according to the number of cases registered in 2019 as reported in Brasil [22]. Numbers inside each Brazilian state represent the number of strains that originated there. The reference strain NLC is represented in red and underlined. (*) Strains were allocated according to the geographic region in which the parasite was isolated, when the state in which the infection occurred was not confirmed. Strains used in the initial amastigote assays are highlighted in red.