About the Authors

Laura Jean Podewils

lpp8@cdc.gov

Affiliation U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America

Maria Tarcela S. Gler

Affiliation Tropical Disease Foundation, Manila, Philippines

Maria Imelda Quelapio

Affiliation Tropical Disease Foundation, Manila, Philippines

Michael P. Chen

Affiliation U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: LJP MTG MIQ. Performed the experiments: MTG MIQ. Analyzed the data: LJP MPC. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: LJP MPC. Wrote the paper: LJP MTG MIQ MPC.