About the Authors
- Ramona del Puerto
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Affiliation Department of Immunogenetics, Institute of Tropical Medicine (NEKKEN), Nagasaki University, Nagasaki, Japan
- Juan Eiki Nishizawa
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Affiliation Clinica Siraní, Santa Cruz, Bolivia
- Mihoko Kikuchi
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Affiliation Center for International Collaboration Research, Nagasaki University, Nagasaki, Japan
- Naomi Iihoshi
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Affiliation Centro Nacional de Enfermedades Tropicales, Santa Cruz, Bolivia
- Yelin Roca
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Affiliation Centro Nacional de Enfermedades Tropicales, Santa Cruz, Bolivia
- Cinthia Avilas
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Affiliation Centro Nacional de Enfermedades Tropicales, Santa Cruz, Bolivia
- Alberto Gianella
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Affiliation Centro Nacional de Enfermedades Tropicales, Santa Cruz, Bolivia
- Javier Lora
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Affiliation Centro Nacional de Enfermedades Tropicales, Santa Cruz, Bolivia
- Freddy Udalrico Gutierrez Velarde
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Affiliation Hospital Universitario Japonés, Santa Cruz, Bolivia
- Luis Alberto Renjel
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Affiliation Centro de Enfermedades Cardiovasculares (BIOCOR), Santa Cruz, Bolivia
- Sachio Miura
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Affiliation Department of Tropical Medicine and Parasitology, School of Medicine, Keio University, Tokyo, Japan
- Hiroo Higo
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Affiliation Department of Parasitology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
- Norihiro Komiya
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Affiliation Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Science, Nagasaki, Japan
- Koji Maemura
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Affiliation Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Science, Nagasaki, Japan
- Kenji Hirayama
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* E-mail: hiraken@nagasaki-u.ac.jp
Affiliations Department of Immunogenetics, Institute of Tropical Medicine (NEKKEN), Nagasaki University, Nagasaki, Japan, Global COE Program, Nagasaki University, Nagasaki, Japan
Competing Interests
The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.
Author Contributions
Conceived and designed the experiments: JEN KH. Performed the experiments: RdP KH. Analyzed the data: RdP MK SM HH NK KM KH. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: MK KH. Wrote the paper: RdP KH. Diagnosis of patients Sample collection. Samples storage process: NI. Hemoculture: NI. Sample collection and process (DNA extraction): YR AG JL. Obtained informed consent from patients: CA. Sample collection: CA. Diagnosis of patients (cardiopathy): FUGV. Diagnosis of patients: LAR.