“…Rabbit anti-L. mexicana antiserum was generated as described previously (19,20) and used at 1:50,000. It showed the same specificity as a monoclonal anti-L. mexicana reference antibody provided by F. Modabber (Leishmania Vaccine Steering Committee, World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland), i.e., reactivity with L. mexicana but not with Leishmania braziliensis or L. major (I. Becker, unpublished observations).…”