About the Authors

María Angélica Contreras Gutiérrez

maria.contreras@pecet-colombia.org

Affiliation Program of Study and Control of Tropical Diseases, University of Antioquia, Medellin, Colombia

Rafael J. Vivero

Affiliation Program of Study and Control of Tropical Diseases, University of Antioquia, Medellin, Colombia

Iván D. Vélez

Affiliation Program of Study and Control of Tropical Diseases, University of Antioquia, Medellin, Colombia

Charles H. Porter

Affiliation Division of Parasitic Diseases and Malaria, Center for Global Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Atlanta, United States of America

Sandra Uribe

Affiliation Molecular Systematics Group, National University of Colombia, Medellin, Colombia

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: MACG SIU. Performed the experiments: MACG. Analyzed the data: MACG IDV CHP SIU. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: SIU IDV CHP. Wrote the paper: MACG SIU. Critically revised the article: RJV IDV CHP. Final approval of the version to be published: MACG RJV IDV CHP SIU.