About the Authors
- Élcio Leal
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* E-mail: elcioleal@gmail.br
Affiliation Biotechnology Institute, Federal University of Pará, Belém, Brazil
- Jorge Casseb
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Affiliation Institute of Tropical Medicine of Sao Paulo, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil
- Michael Hendry
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Affiliation Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Laboratory Branch, Atlanta, United States of America
- Michael P. Busch
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Affiliation Dept. of Laboratory Medicine, University of California San Francisco; Blood Systems Research Institute; Blood Systems, Inc. San Francisco, United States of America
- Ricardo Sobhie Diaz
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Affiliation Federal University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
Competing Interests
The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.
Author Contributions
Conceived and designed the experiments: MB MH RD. Performed the experiments: ÉL JC RD. Analyzed the data: ÉL RD. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: MB MH RD. Wrote the paper: ÉL MB RD.