About the Authors
- Marco A. B. Almeida
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* E-mail: mabalmeida@gmail.com
Affiliation Division of Environmental Health Surveillance, Health Surveillance Coordination, Rio Grande do Sul State Health Department, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
- Jader da C. Cardoso
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Affiliations Division of Environmental Health Surveillance, Health Surveillance Coordination, Rio Grande do Sul State Health Department, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, La Salle University, Canoas, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
- Edmilson dos Santos
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Affiliation Division of Environmental Health Surveillance, Health Surveillance Coordination, Rio Grande do Sul State Health Department, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
- Daltro F. da Fonseca
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Affiliation Division of Environmental Health Surveillance, Health Surveillance Coordination, Rio Grande do Sul State Health Department, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
- Laura L. Cruz
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Affiliation Division of Environmental Health Surveillance, Health Surveillance Coordination, Rio Grande do Sul State Health Department, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
- Fernando J. C. Faraco
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Affiliation Division of Epidemiologic Surveillance, Health Surveillance Coordination, Rio Grande do Sul State Health Department, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
- Marilina A. Bercini
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Affiliation Division of Epidemiologic Surveillance, Health Surveillance Coordination, Rio Grande do Sul State Health Department, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
- Kátia C. Vettorello
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Affiliation Division of Epidemiologic Surveillance, Health Surveillance Coordination, Rio Grande do Sul State Health Department, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
- Mariana A. Porto
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Affiliation Division of Epidemiologic Surveillance, Health Surveillance Coordination, Rio Grande do Sul State Health Department, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
- Renate Mohrdieck
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Affiliation Division of Epidemiologic Surveillance, Health Surveillance Coordination, Rio Grande do Sul State Health Department, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
- Tani M. S. Ranieri
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Affiliation Division of Epidemiologic Surveillance, Health Surveillance Coordination, Rio Grande do Sul State Health Department, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
- Maria T. Schermann
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Affiliation Division of Epidemiologic Surveillance, Health Surveillance Coordination, Rio Grande do Sul State Health Department, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
- Alethéa F. Sperb
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Affiliation Health Surveillance Coordination, Rio Grande do Sul State Health Department, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
- Francisco Z. Paz
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Affiliation Health Surveillance Coordination, Rio Grande do Sul State Health Department, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
- Zenaida M. A. Nunes
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Affiliation Central State Public Health Laboratory, Rio Grande do Sul State Health Department, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
- Alessandro P. M. Romano
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Affiliation Secretariat for Health Surveillance, Brazilian Ministry of Health, Brasília, Brazil
- Zouraide G. Costa
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Affiliation Secretariat for Health Surveillance, Brazilian Ministry of Health, Brasília, Brazil
- Silvana L. Gomes
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Affiliation Secretariat for Health Surveillance, Brazilian Ministry of Health, Brasília, Brazil
- Brendan Flannery
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Affiliations Pan American Health Organization, Brasília, Brazil, Global Immunization Division, Center for Global Health, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Competing Interests
The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.
Author Contributions
Conceived and designed the experiments: MABA JdCC EdS DFdF LLC FJCF MAB KCV MAP RM TMSR MTS AFS FZP ZMAN APMR ZGC SLG BF. Performed the experiments: MABA JdCC EdS DFdF LLC FJCF MAB KCV MAP RM TMSR MTS ZMAN. Analyzed the data: MABA JdCC AFS FZP APMR ZGC SLG BF. Wrote the paper: MABA JdCC EdS DFdF LLC FJCF MAB KCV MAP RM TMSR MTS AFS FZP ZMAN APMR ZGC SLG BF.