About the Authors

Carmen S. Arriola

carriola@jhsph.edu

Affiliations School of Veterinary Medicine, San Marcos Major National University, Lima, Peru, Department of International Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America

Mariella E. Güere

Affiliation School of Veterinary Medicine, San Marcos Major National University, Lima, Peru

Jesper Larsen

Affiliation Department of Microbiological Surveillance and Research, Statens Serum Institut, Copenhagen, Denmark

Robert L. Skov

Affiliation Department of Microbiological Surveillance and Research, Statens Serum Institut, Copenhagen, Denmark

Robert H. Gilman

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

Armando E. Gonzalez

Affiliation School of Veterinary Medicine, San Marcos Major National University, Lima, Peru

Ellen K. Silbergeld

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

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: CA MG JL RS RG AG ES. Performed the experiments: CA MG JL. Analyzed the data: CA MG JL. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: CA JL RS RG AG ES. Wrote the paper: CA JL. Drafting the article or revising it critically for important intellectual content: CA MG JL RS RG AG ES. Final approval of the version to be published: CA MG JL RS RG AG ES.