About the Authors

Clarissa Neves Spitz

Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Writing – original draft

spitzclarissa@hotmail.com

Affiliations Post-Graduate Program in Neurology, Federal University of the State of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Leprosy Laboratory, Oswaldo Cruz Institute, Fiocruz, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Roberto Mogami

Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Investigation, Methodology, Supervision, Visualization, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Pedro Ernesto University Hospital/Rio de Janeiro State University, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Izabela Jardim Rodrigues Pitta

Roles Investigation, Methodology

Affiliations Post-Graduate Program in Neurology, Federal University of the State of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Leprosy Laboratory, Oswaldo Cruz Institute, Fiocruz, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Mariana Andrea Vilas Boas Hacker

Roles Formal analysis, Methodology, Software

Affiliation Leprosy Laboratory, Oswaldo Cruz Institute, Fiocruz, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Anna Maria Sales

Roles Investigation, Methodology

Affiliation Leprosy Laboratory, Oswaldo Cruz Institute, Fiocruz, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Euzenir Nunes Sarno

Roles Supervision, Validation

Affiliation Leprosy Laboratory, Oswaldo Cruz Institute, Fiocruz, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Marcia Rodrigues Jardim

Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Investigation, Methodology, Supervision, Validation, Visualization, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

Affiliations Post-Graduate Program in Neurology, Federal University of the State of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Leprosy Laboratory, Oswaldo Cruz Institute, Fiocruz, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Pedro Ernesto University Hospital/Rio de Janeiro State University, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.