About the Authors

Gerson Laurindo Barbosa

gersonlbarbosa@yahoo.com.br

Affiliation Superintendence for Control of Endemic Diseases, State Health Department, São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil

Maria Rita Donalísio

Affiliation Department of Public Health, Faculty of Medical Sciences, State University of Campinas, Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil

Celso Stephan

Affiliation Department of Public Health, Faculty of Medical Sciences, State University of Campinas, Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil

Roberto Wagner Lourenço

Affiliation Department of Environmental Engineering, State University of São Paulo, Sorocaba, São Paulo, Brazil

Valmir Roberto Andrade

Affiliation Superintendence for Control of Endemic Diseases, State Health Department, São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil

Marylene de Brito Arduino

Affiliation Superintendence for Control of Endemic Diseases, State Health Department, São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil

Virgilia Luna Castor de Lima

Affiliation Superintendence for Control of Endemic Diseases, State Health Department, São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: GLB MRD CS RWL VRA MBA VLCL. Performed the experiments: GLB VRA MBA VLCL. Analyzed the data: GLB MRD CS. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: GLB MRD CS. Wrote the paper: GLB MRD CS RWL VRA MBA VLCL.