About the Authors

Ricardo Sobhie Diaz

rsdiaz@catg.com.br

Affiliation Federal University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil

Lilian A. Inocêncio

Affiliations Federal University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil, Brazilian STD/AIDS and Viruses Hepatitis Department, Ministry of Health, Brasilia, DF, Brazil

Maria Cecilia Araripe Sucupira

Affiliation Federal University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil

Anderson Alvarenga Pereira

Affiliation Brazilian STD/AIDS and Viruses Hepatitis Department, Ministry of Health, Brasilia, DF, Brazil

James Hunter

Affiliation Federal University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil

João Eduardo Ferreira

Affiliation University of Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil

Luciano V. Araújo

Affiliation University of Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil

Denise F. C. Souza

Affiliation Brazilian STD/AIDS and Viruses Hepatitis Department, Ministry of Health, Brasilia, DF, Brazil

Ester Cerdeira Sabino

Affiliation University of Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: RSD ECS. Performed the experiments: LAI MCAS AAP JH JEF LVA DFCS. Analyzed the data: RSD MCAS AAP JH JEF LVA. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: RSD LAI JEF LVA DFCS. Wrote the paper: RSD JH.