About the Authors

Barbara V. Lago

Affiliation Laboratory of Molecular Virology, Oswaldo Cruz Institute, FIOCRUZ, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Francisco C. Mello

Affiliation Laboratory of Molecular Virology, Oswaldo Cruz Institute, FIOCRUZ, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Flavia S. Ribas

Affiliation Laboratory of Molecular Virology, Oswaldo Cruz Institute, FIOCRUZ, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Fatima Valente

Affiliation Eduardo dos Santos Foundation, Ministry of Health, Luanda, Angola

Caroline C. Soares

Affiliation Laboratory of Molecular Virology, Oswaldo Cruz Institute, FIOCRUZ, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Christian Niel

Affiliation Laboratory of Molecular Virology, Oswaldo Cruz Institute, FIOCRUZ, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Selma A. Gomes

selma@ioc.fiocruz.br

Affiliation Laboratory of Molecular Virology, Oswaldo Cruz Institute, FIOCRUZ, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: SAG. Performed the experiments: BVL FSR. Analyzed the data: BVL FCM. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: CCS FCM FV. Wrote the paper: BVL CN SAG.