<p>A and B) Footpad infections of WT (A) and IL-4Rα<sup>-/-</sup> (B) BALB/c mice with 1 x 10<sup>3</sup> <i>L</i>. <i>mexicana</i> metacyclic promastigotes intradermally injected with PBS or 0.5 μg <i>L</i>. <i>mexicana</i> PSG, 6 mice per group. C) Final parasite burdens of footpads from B) at the end of the experiment (WT: 80 d post-infection, IL-4Rα<sup>-/-</sup>: 151 d post-infection). Data pooled from two replicate experiments. A&B) Averages ±SEM are shown, C) Each point represent individual mice, bars indicate the mean (*: p<0.05; **: p<0.005; ***: p<0.0005 by Mann Whitney <i>t</i>-test).</p
