About the Authors

Carlos Capela

Affiliations Life and Health Sciences Research Institute (ICVS), School of Health Sciences, University of Minho, Braga, Portugal, ICVS/3B’s—PT Government Associate Laboratory, University of Minho, Braga/Guimarães, Portugal

Ghislain E. Sopoh

Affiliations Buruli Ulcer Treatment Center of Allada, Allada, Bénin, Regional Institute for Public Health, Ouidah, Bénin

Jean G. Houezo

Affiliation Buruli Ulcer Treatment Center of Allada, Allada, Bénin

René Fiodessihoué

Affiliation Buruli Ulcer Treatment Center of Allada, Allada, Bénin

Ange D. Dossou

Affiliations Life and Health Sciences Research Institute (ICVS), School of Health Sciences, University of Minho, Braga, Portugal, ICVS/3B’s—PT Government Associate Laboratory, University of Minho, Braga/Guimarães, Portugal, Buruli Ulcer Treatment Center of Allada, Allada, Bénin

Patrício Costa

Affiliations Life and Health Sciences Research Institute (ICVS), School of Health Sciences, University of Minho, Braga, Portugal, ICVS/3B’s—PT Government Associate Laboratory, University of Minho, Braga/Guimarães, Portugal

Alexandra G. Fraga

Affiliations Life and Health Sciences Research Institute (ICVS), School of Health Sciences, University of Minho, Braga, Portugal, ICVS/3B’s—PT Government Associate Laboratory, University of Minho, Braga/Guimarães, Portugal

João F. Menino

Affiliations Life and Health Sciences Research Institute (ICVS), School of Health Sciences, University of Minho, Braga, Portugal, ICVS/3B’s—PT Government Associate Laboratory, University of Minho, Braga/Guimarães, Portugal

Rita Silva-Gomes

Affiliations Life and Health Sciences Research Institute (ICVS), School of Health Sciences, University of Minho, Braga, Portugal, ICVS/3B’s—PT Government Associate Laboratory, University of Minho, Braga/Guimarães, Portugal

Edgard M. Ouendo

Affiliation Regional Institute for Public Health, Ouidah, Bénin

Fernando Rodrigues

Contributed equally to this work with: Fernando Rodrigues, Jorge Pedrosa

Affiliations Life and Health Sciences Research Institute (ICVS), School of Health Sciences, University of Minho, Braga, Portugal, ICVS/3B’s—PT Government Associate Laboratory, University of Minho, Braga/Guimarães, Portugal

Jorge Pedrosa

Contributed equally to this work with: Fernando Rodrigues, Jorge Pedrosa

jpedrosa@ecsaude.uminho.pt

Affiliations Life and Health Sciences Research Institute (ICVS), School of Health Sciences, University of Minho, Braga, Portugal, ICVS/3B’s—PT Government Associate Laboratory, University of Minho, Braga/Guimarães, Portugal

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: CC GES EMO FR JP. Performed the experiments: CC GES JGH RF ADD. Analyzed the data: CC GES PC AGF JFM RSG. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: FR JP. Wrote the paper: CC GES PC AGF JFM FR JP.