About the Authors

Luciene Maura Mascarini-Serra

luciene@ibb.unesp.br

Affiliations Departamento de Parasitologia, Instituto de Biociências, Estadual University of Julio Mesquita Filho (UNESP), Botucatu, São Paulo, Brazil, Instituto de Saúde Coletiva, Federal University of Bahia, Salvador, Bahia, Brazil

Carlos A. Telles

Affiliations Instituto de Saúde Coletiva, Federal University of Bahia, Salvador, Bahia, Brazil, Departamento de Ciências Exatas, Estadual University of Feira de Santana, Bahia, Brazil

Matildes S. Prado

Affiliation Instituto de Saúde Coletiva, Federal University of Bahia, Salvador, Bahia, Brazil

Sheila Alvim Mattos

Affiliation Instituto de Saúde Coletiva, Federal University of Bahia, Salvador, Bahia, Brazil

Agostino Strina

Affiliation Instituto de Saúde Coletiva, Federal University of Bahia, Salvador, Bahia, Brazil

Neuza M. Alcantara-Neves

Affiliation Instituto de Ciências da Saúde, Federal University of Bahia, Salvador, Bahia, Brazil

Mauricio L. Barreto

Affiliation Instituto de Saúde Coletiva, Federal University of Bahia, Salvador, Bahia, Brazil

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: AS MLB. Performed the experiments: MSP SAM MLB. Analyzed the data: LMMS CAT AS. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: LMMS CAT NMAN. Wrote the paper: LMMS CAT MSP SAM AS NMAN MLB.