About the Authors
- Carlos Medicis Morel
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* E-mail: morel@cdts.fiocruz.br
Affiliation National Institute for Science and Technology on Innovation on Neglected Diseases (INCT/IDN), Center for Technological Development in Health (CDTS), Oswaldo Cruz Foundation (Fiocruz), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
- Suzanne Jacob Serruya
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Current address: Centro Latinoamericano de Perinatología/Salud de la Mujer y Reproductiva (CLAP/SMR) OPS/OMS, Montevideo, Uruguay
Affiliation Department of Science and Technology (DECIT), Secretary of Science, Technology and Strategic Goods (SCTIE), Ministry of Health, Brasilia, Brazil
- Gerson Oliveira Penna
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Affiliation Secretary of Health Surveillance (SVS), Ministry of Health, Brasilia, Brazil
- Reinaldo Guimarães
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Affiliation Secretary of Science, Technology and Strategic Goods (SCTIE), Ministry of Health, Brasilia, Brazil
Competing Interests
CMM is an Editorial Advisor to PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases.
Author Contributions
Conceived and designed the experiments: CMM SJS GOP RG. Performed the experiments: CMM. Analyzed the data: CMM GOP. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: SJS RG. Wrote the paper: CMM.