About the Authors

Cesar M. Gavidia

cgavidia@jhsph.edu

Affiliation School of Veterinary Medicine, Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, San Borja, Lima, Peru

Manuela R. Verastegui

Affiliation Department of Microbiology, School of Sciences, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, Lima, Peru

Hector H. Garcia

Affiliation Department of Microbiology, School of Sciences, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, Lima, Peru

Teresa Lopez-Urbina

Affiliation School of Veterinary Medicine, Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, San Borja, Lima, Peru

Victor C. W. Tsang

Affiliation Division of Parasitic Diseases, National Center for Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America

William Pan

Affiliation Duke Global Health Institute and Nicholas School of Environment, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, United States of America

Robert H. Gilman

Affiliation Bloomberg School of Public Health, The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America

Armando E. Gonzalez

Affiliation School of Veterinary Medicine, Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, San Borja, Lima, Peru

the Cysticercosis Working Group in Peru

Affiliation Cysticercosis Working Group in Peru, San Borja, Lima, Peru

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: CMG VCWT HHG RHG AEG. Performed the experiments: CMG MRV TLU AEG. Analyzed the data: CMG WP. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: CMG MRV VCWT HHG RHG AEG. Wrote the paper: CMG MRV WP AEG.