About the Authors
- Rodrigo Pessôa
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Affiliation Virology Department, São Paulo Institute of Tropical Medicine, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
- Jaqueline Tomoko Watanabe
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Affiliation Virology Department, São Paulo Institute of Tropical Medicine, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
- Paula Calabria
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Affiliation Virology Department, São Paulo Institute of Tropical Medicine, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
- Alvina Clara Felix
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Affiliation Virology Department, São Paulo Institute of Tropical Medicine, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
- Paula Loureiro
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Affiliation Pernambuco State Center of Hematology and Hemotherapy, Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil
- Ester C. Sabino
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Affiliation Department of Infectious Disease/Institute of Tropical Medicine, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
- Michael P. Busch
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Affiliation Blood Systems Research Institute, San Francisco, California, United States of America
- Sabri S. Sanabani
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* E-mail: sabyem_63@yahoo.com
Affiliation Clinical Laboratory, Department of Pathology, Hospital das Clínicas, School of Medicine, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
- for the International Component of the NHLBI Recipient Epidemiology and Donor Evaluation Study-III (REDS-III)
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¶Those responsible for the Recipient Epidemiology and Donor Outcomes Study-III are listed in the acknowledgments.
Competing Interests
The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.
Author Contributions
Conceived and designed the experiments: SSS. Performed the experiments: RP JTW PC SSS. Analyzed the data: RP JTW PC ACF SSS. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: PL ECS MPB. Contributed to the writing of the manuscript: MPB SSS.