About the Authors
- Bumoko G. Makila-Mabe
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Affiliation Department of Neurology, University of Kinshasa, Kinshasa, Congo-Kinshasa
- Kambale J. Kikandau
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Affiliation Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Kinshasa, Kinshasa, Congo-Kinshasa
- Thérèse M. Sombo
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Affiliation Department of Neurology, University of Kinshasa, Kinshasa, Congo-Kinshasa
- Daniel L. Okitundu
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Affiliation Department of Neurology, University of Kinshasa, Kinshasa, Congo-Kinshasa
- Jean-Claude Mwanza
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Affiliation Department of Ophthalmology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States of America
- Michael J. Boivin
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Affiliation Department of Psychiatry and Neurology/Ophthalmology, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan, United States of America
- Mumba D. Ngoyi
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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
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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
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Affiliation Department of Nutrition, School of Public Health & National Nutrition Program, Ministry of Health, Kinshasa, Congo-Kinshasa
- Gerard R. Boss
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Affiliation Department of Medicine, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, California, United States of America
- Desiré Tshala-Katumbay
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* E-mail: 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.