About the Authors

Agata Zajkowska

Affiliation Department of Neurology, Medical University of Białystok, Białystok, Poland

Adam Garkowski

adam.garkowski@gmail.com

Affiliation Department of Radiology, Medical University of Białystok, Białystok, Poland

Renata Świerzbińska

Affiliation Department of Infectious Diseases and Neuroinfections, Medical University of Bialystok, Białystok, Poland

Alina Kułakowska

Affiliation Department of Neurology, Medical University of Białystok, Białystok, Poland

Monika Emilia Król

Affiliation Department of Infectious Diseases and Neuroinfections, Medical University of Bialystok, Białystok, Poland

Iwona Ptaszyńska-Sarosiek

Affiliation Department of Forensic Medicine, Medical University of Białystok, Białystok, Poland

Anna Nowicka-Ciełuszecka

Affiliation Department of Infectious Diseases, District Hospital in Hajnówka, Hajnówka, Poland

Sławomir Pancewicz

Affiliation Department of Infectious Diseases and Neuroinfections, Medical University of Bialystok, Białystok, Poland

Piotr Czupryna

Affiliation Department of Infectious Diseases and Neuroinfections, Medical University of Bialystok, Białystok, Poland

Anna Moniuszko

Affiliation Department of Infectious Diseases and Neuroinfections, Medical University of Bialystok, Białystok, Poland

Joanna Zajkowska

Affiliation Department of Infectious Diseases and Neuroinfections, Medical University of Bialystok, Białystok, Poland

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: AZ AG RŚ AK JZ. Performed the experiments: AZ AG RŚ AK JZ. Analyzed the data: AZ AG RŚ AK MEK IPS ANC SP PC AM JZ. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: RŚ AK ANC IPS SP JZ. Wrote the paper: AZ AG MEK JZ. Final approval of the version to be published: AZ AG RŚ AK MEK IPS ANC SP PC AM JZ.