About the Authors

Luz M. Moyano

luzmariamoyano@gmail.com

Affiliation Cysticercosis Elimination Program and Center for Global Health Tumbes, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, Tumbes, Perú

Mayuko Saito

Affiliations Cysticercosis Elimination Program and Center for Global Health Tumbes, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, Tumbes, Perú, Department of International Health, Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America

Silvia M. Montano

Affiliation U.S. Naval Medical Research Unit No. 6, Lima, Perú

Guillermo Gonzalvez

Affiliation Cysticercosis Elimination Program and Center for Global Health Tumbes, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, Tumbes, Perú

Sandra Olaya

Affiliation Cysticercosis Elimination Program and Center for Global Health Tumbes, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, Tumbes, Perú

Viterbo Ayvar

Affiliation Cysticercosis Elimination Program and Center for Global Health Tumbes, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, Tumbes, Perú

Isidro González

Affiliation Instituto de Ciencias Neurológicas, Lima, Perú

Luis Larrauri

Affiliation Instituto de Ciencias Neurológicas, Lima, Perú

Victor C. W. Tsang

Affiliation Georgia State University, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America

Fernando Llanos

Affiliation School of Public Health, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, Lima, Perú

Silvia Rodríguez

Affiliation Instituto de Ciencias Neurológicas, Lima, Perú

Armando E. Gonzalez

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

Robert H. Gilman

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

Hector H. Garcia

Affiliations Cysticercosis Elimination Program and Center for Global Health Tumbes, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, Tumbes, Perú, Department of International Health, Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America, Instituto de Ciencias Neurológicas, Lima, Perú, Department of Microbiology, School of Sciences, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, Lima, Perú

for The Cysticercosis Working Group in Peru

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interest exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: HHG. Performed the experiments: SMM IG SO LL LMM. Analyzed the data: LMM MS HHG. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: SR. Wrote the paper: LMM MS HHG. Supervision, revision and final approval of the manuscript: RHG AEG GG VCWT VA FL. Conducted statistical analysis: LMM. Supervised statistical analysis: MS HHG.