About the Authors

Maria Aparecida A. Figueiredo

Affiliation State University of Bahia, Salvador, Brazil

Laura C. Rodrigues

Affiliation London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom

Maurício L. Barreto

Affiliation Federal University of Bahia, Salvador, Brazil

José Wellington O. Lima

Affiliation State University of Ceará, Fortaleza, Brazil

Maria C. N. Costa

Affiliation Federal University of Bahia, Salvador, Brazil

Vanessa Morato

Affiliation Federal University of Bahia, Salvador, Brazil

Ronald Blanton

Affiliation Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio, United States of America

Pedro F. C. Vasconcelos

Affiliation Evandro Chagas Institute, Pará, Brazil

Márcio R. T. Nunes

Affiliation Evandro Chagas Institute, Pará, Brazil

Maria Glória Teixeira

magloria@ufba.br

Affiliation Federal University of Bahia, Salvador, Brazil

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: MAAF MLB JWOL MCNC RB MGT. Performed the experiments: MAAF LCR JWOL VM RB PFCV MGT. Analyzed the data: MAAF LCR MLB JWOL MCNC VM PFCV MRTN MGT. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: RB PFCV MRTN. Wrote the paper: MAAF LCR MLB JWOL MCNC VM RB PFCV MRTN MGT.