About the Authors
- Rodrigo J. Gonzalez
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Affiliation Centro de Estudios en Salud, Universidad del Valle de Guatemala, Guatemala City, Guatemala
- Nancy Cruz-Ortiz
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Affiliation Centro de Estudios en Salud, Universidad del Valle de Guatemala, Guatemala City, Guatemala
- Nidia Rizzo
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Affiliation Centro de Estudios en Salud, Universidad del Valle de Guatemala, Guatemala City, Guatemala
- Jane Richards
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Affiliation Centro de Estudios en Salud, Universidad del Valle de Guatemala, Guatemala City, Guatemala
- Guillermo Zea-Flores
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Affiliation Onchocerciasis Elimination Program for the Americas (OEPA), Guatemala City, Guatemala
- Alfredo Domínguez
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Affiliation Onchocerciasis Elimination Program for the Americas (OEPA), Guatemala City, Guatemala
- Mauricio Sauerbrey
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Affiliation Onchocerciasis Elimination Program for the Americas (OEPA), Guatemala City, Guatemala
- Eduardo Catú
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Affiliation Ministerio de Salud Pública y Asistencia Social, Guatemala City, Guatemala
- Orlando Oliva
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Affiliation Onchocerciasis Elimination Program for the Americas (OEPA), Guatemala City, Guatemala
- Frank O. Richards Jr
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Affiliation Carter Center, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
- Kim A. Lindblade
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* E-mail: kil2@cdc.gov
Affiliation Division of Parasitic Diseases, National Center for Zoonotic, Vector-Borne and Enteric Diseases, 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: FOR KAL. Performed the experiments: RJG KAL. Analyzed the data: RJG KAL. Wrote the paper: RJG KAL. Supervised data collection: RJG NC-O JR. Performed laboratory testing: NC-O. Assisted in design of the survey: NR JR. Supervised laboratory testing: NR. Evaluaton design, data collection, and publication of results: GZ-F AD MS EC. Ophthalmologic evaluations: OO. Evaluation design and publication of results: FOR. Principal investigator, evaluation design, data collection, publication of results: KAL.