1. Immunology Service, University Hospital Prof. Edgard Santos, Federal University of Bahia, Salvador, Bahia, Brazil.
2. National Institute of Science and Technology of Tropical Diseases (CNPq/MCT), Salvador, Bahia, Brazil.
3. Escola Bahiana de Medicina e Saúde Pública, Salvador, Bahia, Brazil.
4. Biological Science Department, State University of Feira de Santana, Feira de Santana, Bahia, Brazil.
5. Centro de Pesquisa Gonçalo Moniz (CPqGM), Oswaldo Cruz Foundation (FIOCRUZ), Salvador, Bahia, Brazil.
6. University Hospital Prof. Edgard Santos, Federal University of Bahia, Salvador, Bahia, Brazil.
7. Center for Global Health, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, New York.