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José Carlos Miranda

Researcher at Oswaldo Cruz Foundation

Publications -  49
Citations -  1970

José Carlos Miranda is an academic researcher from Oswaldo Cruz Foundation. The author has contributed to research in topics: Leishmania & Saliva. The author has an hindex of 24, co-authored 47 publications receiving 1847 citations. Previous affiliations of José Carlos Miranda include Federal University of Bahia.

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Immunity to a salivary protein of a sand fly vector protects against the fatal outcome of visceral leishmaniasis in a hamster model.

TL;DR: It is shown that immunity to a defined salivary protein (LJM19) confers powerful protection against the fatal outcome of a parasitic disease, which reinforces the concept of using components of arthropod saliva in vaccine strategies against vector-borne diseases.
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Comparison of the polymerase chain reaction and serology for the detection of canine visceral leishmaniasis.

TL;DR: The polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and serology was evaluated for the diagnosis of canine visceral leishmaniasis in Bahia, Brazil and it is suggested that the PCR might serve as a better gold standard to define Leishmania infection than culture or hamster inoculation.
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Enhanced Leishmania braziliensis Infection Following Pre-Exposure to Sandfly Saliva

TL;DR: Pre-exposure to sand fly saliva plays an important role in the outcome of cutaneous leishmaniasis, in both mice and humans, and the need to identify and select the individual salivary candidates instead of using wholesalivary mixture that may favor a non-protective response is emphasized.
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Frequency of Infection of Lutzomyia Phlebotomines with Leishmania braziliensis in a Brazilian Endemic Area as Assessed by Pinpoint Capture and Polymerase Chain Reaction

TL;DR: The results show that there is a non-homogeneous distribution of Leishmania-infected vectors, and such a clustering may have implications in control strategies against leishmaniasis, and reinforces the necessity of understanding the ecological and geographical factors involved inLeishmanial transmission.