About the Authors

Yvonne Qvarnstrom

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

Alejandro G. Schijman

Affiliation LabMeCh, INGEBI-CONICET, Buenos Aires, Argentina

Vincent Veron

Affiliation Laboratoire hospitalier et Universitaire-CH Andrée Rosemon, Faculté de Médecine H. Bastaraud-EA 3593, Cayenne, Guyane Française

Christine Aznar

Affiliation Laboratoire hospitalier et Universitaire-CH Andrée Rosemon, Faculté de Médecine H. Bastaraud-EA 3593, Cayenne, Guyane Française

Francis Steurer

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

Alexandre J. da Silva

abs8@cdc.gov

Affiliation Division of Parasitic Diseases and Malaria, Center for Global Health, 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: YQ AGS VV CA AJDS. Performed the experiments: YQ AGS VV CA FS AJDS. Analyzed the data: YQ AGS FS AJDS. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: YQ AJDS. Wrote the paper: YQ AGS VV CA FS AJDS.