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The clinical manifestations of VL vary among patients, influenced by host factors and the virulence of the\n                    <jats:italic>Leishmania infantum<\/jats:italic>\n                    parasite. Considering that severe VL may result from an exaggerated inflammatory response, this study investigated whether IL-6 could serve as a biomarker to identify pro-inflammatory virulence factors. We conducted a genome-wide association study (GWAS) analysis on\n                    <jats:italic>L. infantum<\/jats:italic>\n                    isolates from patients with VL, whose IL-6 concentrations were measured. The analysis revealed that the relationship between IL-6 levels and clinical outcomes (survival\n                    <jats:italic>vs<\/jats:italic>\n                    mortality) had an area under the curve (AUC) of 0.67 (95% CI 0.52\u20130.81). 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