About the Authors

Tamar Akhvlediani

t_akhvlediani@yahoo.com

Affiliations I. Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University, Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery, Tbilisi, Georgia, US Army Medical Research Unit-Georgia (USAMRU-G), Tbilisi, Georgia

Christian T. Bautista

Affiliation Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, Silver Spring, Maryland, United States of America

Roman Shakarishvili

Affiliation P. Sarajishvili Institute of Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery, Tbilisi, Georgia

Tengiz Tsertsvadze

Affiliation Scientific Research Center of Infectious Pathology, AIDS, and Clinical Immunology, Tbilisi, Georgia

Paata Imnadze

Affiliation National Center for Disease Control and Public Health, Tbilisi, Georgia

Nana Tatishvili

Affiliation Neurology Department of the Iashvili Children's Hospital, Tbilisi, Georgia

Tamar Davitashvili

Affiliation Scientific Research Center of Infectious Pathology, AIDS, and Clinical Immunology, Tbilisi, Georgia

Tamar Samkharadze

Affiliation Neurology Department of the Iashvili Children's Hospital, Tbilisi, Georgia

Rusudan Chlikadze

Affiliation National Center for Disease Control and Public Health, Tbilisi, Georgia

Natia Dvali

Affiliation Scientific Research Center of Infectious Pathology, AIDS, and Clinical Immunology, Tbilisi, Georgia

Lela Dzigua

Affiliation Scientific Research Center of Infectious Pathology, AIDS, and Clinical Immunology, Tbilisi, Georgia

Mariam Karchava

Affiliation Scientific Research Center of Infectious Pathology, AIDS, and Clinical Immunology, Tbilisi, Georgia

Lana Gatserelia

Affiliation Scientific Research Center of Infectious Pathology, AIDS, and Clinical Immunology, Tbilisi, Georgia

Nino Macharashvili

Affiliation Scientific Research Center of Infectious Pathology, AIDS, and Clinical Immunology, Tbilisi, Georgia

Nana Kvirkvelia

Affiliation P. Sarajishvili Institute of Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery, Tbilisi, Georgia

Engy Emil Habashy

Affiliation Global Disease Detection and Response Program, U.S. Naval Medical Research Unit No. 3, Cairo, Egypt

Margaret Farrell

Affiliation Global Disease Detection and Response Program, U.S. Naval Medical Research Unit No. 3, Cairo, Egypt

Emily Rowlinson

Affiliation Global Disease Detection and Response Program, U.S. Naval Medical Research Unit No. 3, Cairo, Egypt

James Sejvar

Affiliation National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America

Matthew Hepburn

Affiliation US Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases, Frederick, Maryland, United States of America

Guillermo Pimentel

Affiliation Global Disease Detection and Response Program, U.S. Naval Medical Research Unit No. 3, Cairo, Egypt

Erica Dueger

Affiliations Global Disease Detection and Response Program, U.S. Naval Medical Research Unit No. 3, Cairo, Egypt, National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America

Brent House

Affiliation Global Disease Detection and Response Program, U.S. Naval Medical Research Unit No. 3, Cairo, Egypt

Robert Rivard

Affiliation US Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases, Frederick, Maryland, United States of America

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: TA MH GP RR. Performed the experiments: TA TT PI NT TD TS RS ND LD RC LG NM NK EEH MF ER JS ED BH RR. Analyzed the data: TA CB JS. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: RS TT PI EEH ED BH GP RR. Wrote the paper: TA CB JS MF ER MH GP ED RR TS TD ND LD MK LG NK TT RS PI NT.