TABLE 4.

Parasite burdens in spleens and livers of BALB/c mice after priming through various routes before infection with L. donovani AG83^a

Group	Route used for priming	Parasite count (mean ± SD) in:		% Reduction in parasite burden with respect to group A in:
		Spleen	Liver	Spleen	Liver
A		(1.30 ± 0.22) × 108	(2.87 ± 0.69) × 108
B	i.v.	(1.44 ± 0.95) × 108	(6.27 ± 3.25) × 108	0b	0c
C	i.p.	(4.85 ± 0.55) × 107	(1.28 ± 0.19) × 107	62.69d	95.50d
D	s.c.	(2.53 ± 0.98) × 105	0	99.80d	100d

^aAll groups received AG83 on day 0, and splenic and liver parasite burdens were counted on day 180. Mice were primed with UR6 on days 90, 60, and 30 before infection. 

^bP < 0.025. 

^cP < 0.05. 

^dP < 0.005.