About the Authors
- Maria Cristina Schneider
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* E-mail: schneidc@paho.org
Affiliation Department of Communicable Diseases and Health Analysis, Pan American Health Organization, Washington, D.C., United States of America
- Patricia Najera
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Affiliation Department of Communicable Diseases and Health Analysis, Pan American Health Organization, Washington, D.C., United States of America
- Martha M. Pereira
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Affiliation Laboratório de Referência Nacional para Leptospirose, Centro Colaborador da Organização Mundial da Saúde, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
- Gustavo Machado
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Affiliation Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária, Departamento de Medicina Veterinária Preventiva, Laboratório de Epidemiologia Veterinária, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
- Celso B. dos Anjos
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Affiliation Secretaria de Saúde do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
- Rogério O. Rodrigues
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Affiliation Instituto de Pesquisas Veterinárias Desidério Finamor (IPVDF), Fundacão Estadual de Pesquisa Agropecuária (FEPAGRO), Eldorado do Sul, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
- Gabriela M. Cavagni
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Affiliation Secretaria da Agricultura Pecuária do Sul, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
- Claudia Muñoz-Zanzi
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Affiliation Division of Epidemiology and Community Health, School of Public Health, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States of America
- Luis G. Corbellini
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Affiliation Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária, Departamento de Medicina Veterinária Preventiva, Laboratório de Epidemiologia Veterinária, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
- Mariana Leone
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Affiliation Department of Communicable Diseases and Health Analysis, Pan American Health Organization, Washington, D.C., United States of America
- Daniel F. Buss
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Affiliation Laboratório de Avaliação e Promoção da Saúde Ambiental, Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
- Sylvain Aldighieri
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Affiliation Department of Communicable Diseases and Health Analysis, Pan American Health Organization, Washington, D.C., United States of America
- Marcos A. Espinal
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Affiliation Department of Communicable Diseases and Health Analysis, Pan American Health Organization, Washington, D.C., United States of America
Competing Interests
The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.
Author Contributions
Conceived and designed the experiments: MCS PN MMP. Performed the experiments: PN MCS GM ML. Analyzed the data: MCS PN GM LGC CMZ. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: PN GM. Wrote the paper: MCS PN MMP GM CBdA ROR GMC CMZ LGC ML DFB SA MAE.