About the Authors

Gina Polo

gina@vps.fmvz.usp.br

Affiliation Laboratory of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Department of Preventive Veterinary Medicine and Animal Health, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil

Marcelo Bahia Labruna

Affiliation Laboratory of Parasitic Diseases, Department of Preventive Veterinary Medicine and Animal Health, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil

Fernando Ferreira

Affiliation Laboratory of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Department of Preventive Veterinary Medicine and Animal Health, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: GP. Performed the experiments: GP. Analyzed the data: GP MBL FF. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: GP FF. Wrote the paper: GP MBL FF.