About the Authors

Ana Luisa Quintella do Couto Aleixo

alquintella@ini.fiocruz.br

Affiliation Infectious Ophthalmology Laboratory, Evandro Chagas National Institute of Infectious Diseases–FIOCRUZ, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

André Luiz Land Curi

Affiliation Infectious Ophthalmology Laboratory, Evandro Chagas National Institute of Infectious Diseases–FIOCRUZ, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Eliezer Israel Benchimol

Affiliation Infectious Ophthalmology Laboratory, Evandro Chagas National Institute of Infectious Diseases–FIOCRUZ, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Maria Regina Reis Amendoeira

Affiliation Toxoplasmosis Laboratory, 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: ALQdCA MRRA EIB ALLC. Performed the experiments: ALQdCA EIB ALLC MRRA. Analyzed the data: ALQdCA. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: MRRA. Contributed to the writing of the manuscript: ALQdCA EIB ALLC MRRA.