About the Authors

Alex G. Peniche

Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Writing – original draft

Affiliation Department of Internal Medicine, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas, United States of America

E. Yaneth Osorio

Roles Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Department of Internal Medicine, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas, United States of America

Peter C. Melby

Roles Conceptualization, Funding acquisition, Writing – review & editing

Affiliations Department of Internal Medicine, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas, United States of America, Center for Tropical Diseases, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas, United States of America

Bruno L. Travi

Roles Conceptualization, Funding acquisition, Investigation, Project administration, Resources, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

brltravi@utmb.edu

Affiliations Department of Internal Medicine, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas, United States of America, Center for Tropical Diseases, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas, United States of America

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.