About the Authors

Bumoko G. Makila-Mabe

Affiliation Department of Neurology, University of Kinshasa, Kinshasa, Congo-Kinshasa

Kambale J. Kikandau

Affiliation Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Kinshasa, Kinshasa, Congo-Kinshasa

Thérèse M. Sombo

Affiliation Department of Neurology, University of Kinshasa, Kinshasa, Congo-Kinshasa

Daniel L. Okitundu

Affiliation Department of Neurology, University of Kinshasa, Kinshasa, Congo-Kinshasa

Jean-Claude Mwanza

Affiliation Department of Ophthalmology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States of America

Michael J. Boivin

Affiliation Department of Psychiatry and Neurology/Ophthalmology, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan, United States of America

Mumba D. Ngoyi

Affiliations Department of Tropical Medicine, University of Kinshasa, Kinshasa, Congo-Kinshasa, Department of Parasitology, Institut National de Recherches Biomédicales, Kinshasa, Congo-Kinshasa

Jean-Jacques T. Muyembe

Affiliations Department of Tropical Medicine, University of Kinshasa, Kinshasa, Congo-Kinshasa, Department of Parasitology, Institut National de Recherches Biomédicales, Kinshasa, Congo-Kinshasa

Jean-Pierre Banea

Affiliation Department of Nutrition, School of Public Health & National Nutrition Program, Ministry of Health, Kinshasa, Congo-Kinshasa

Gerard R. Boss

Affiliation Department of Medicine, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, California, United States of America

Desiré Tshala-Katumbay

tshalad@ohsu.edu

Affiliations Department of Neurology, University of Kinshasa, Kinshasa, Congo-Kinshasa, Department of Neurology, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, Oregon, United States of America, Oregon Institute of Occupational Health Sciences, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, Oregon, United States of America

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: MJB MDN JJTM JPB GRB DTK. Performed the experiments: BGMM KJK TMS DLO MDN GRB DTK. Analyzed the data: DLO JCM MJB DTK. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: JPB JJTM GRB DTK. Contributed to the writing of the manuscript: BGMM JCM MJB MDN JJTM JPB GRB DTK.