**Author details**

Armando Acosta1 , Yamile Lopez1 , Norazmi Mohd Nor2 , Rogelio Hernández Pando3 , Nadine Alvarez1 , Maria Elena Sarmiento1 and Aharona Glatman-Freedman4

1 Instituto Finlay, La Habana, Cuba

2 School of Health Sciences and Institute for Research in Molecular Medicine, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Kubang Kerian, Malaysia

3 Experimental Pathology Section, National Institute of Medical Sciences and Nutrition, Mexico City, Mexico

4 New York Medical College, Valhalla, New York, USA
