About the Authors
- Johannes A. Blum
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* E-mail: johannes.blum@unibas.ch
Affiliation Swiss Tropical Institute, Basel, Switzerland
- Caecilia Schmid
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Affiliation Swiss Tropical Institute, Basel, Switzerland
- Christian Burri
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Affiliation Swiss Tropical Institute, Basel, Switzerland
- Christoph Hatz
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Affiliation Swiss Tropical Institute, Basel, Switzerland
- Carol Olson
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Affiliation Immtech Pharmaceuticals Inc., Vernon Hills, Illinois, United States of America
- Blaise Fungula
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Affiliation Hôpital Evangélique de Vanga, Vanga, Democratic Republic of Congo
- Leon Kazumba
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Affiliation Centre Neuro Psycho Pathologique, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo
- Patrick Mangoni
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Affiliation Hôpital Evangélique de Vanga, Vanga, Democratic Republic of Congo
- Florent Mbo
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Affiliation Hôpital General de Reference Bandundu, Bandundu, Democratic Republic of Congo
- Kambau Deo
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Affiliation Hôpital Evangélique de Kikongo, Kikongo, Democratic Republic of Congo
- Alain Mpanya
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Affiliation CDTC Maluku, Maluku, Democratic Republic of Congo
- Amadeo Dala
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Affiliation Instituto de Combate e de Controlo das Tripanossomíases, Luanda, Angola
- Jose R. Franco
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Current address: Control of Neglected Tropical Diseases, Innovative and Intensified Disease Management, World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland
Affiliation Malteser International, Malteser Hospital, Yei, Southern Sudan
- Gabriele Pohlig
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Affiliation Swiss Tropical Institute, Basel, Switzerland
- Michael J. Zellweger
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Affiliation Cardiology Department, University Hospital, Basel, Switzerland
Competing Interests
The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.
Author Contributions
Conceived and designed the experiments: JAB CB CH CO GP MJZ. Performed the experiments: JAB BF LK PM FM DK AM AD JRF GP. Analyzed the data: JAB CS CB CO MJZ. Wrote the paper: JAB CB CH MJZ. Critically reviewed the paper: CH CO. Patient recruitment and examinations: BF LK PM FM DK AM AD JRF.