Figure 6From: Natural transmission of Leishmania infantum through experimentally infected Phlebotomus perniciosus highlights the virulence of Leishmania parasites circulating in the human visceral leishmaniasis outbreak in Madrid, Spain Histological sections of selected tissues from infected hamsters. A–D Granuloma in spleen, uterus, lung and liver (×400), respectively, highlighted with blue arrows; E–H Syncytial cells found in liver (×400 and ×1000) and brain (×400 and ×1000), respectively, indicated by green arrows. I–J Calcium deposition in liver and peritoneum, marked with red arrows. K–L) Liver and adrenal gland sections full of amastigote parasites (×1000).Back to article page