About the Authors
- Richard W. Douce
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* E-mail: rdouce@hcjb.org.ec
Affiliation Hospital Vozandes, Quito, Ecuador
- Washington Aleman
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Affiliation Hospitals Alcivar y Vernaza, Guayaquil, Ecuador
- Wilson Chicaiza-Ayala
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Affiliation Hospital Vozandes, Quito, Ecuador
- Cesar Madrid
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Affiliation Hospital Naval, Guayaquil, Ecuador
- Merly Sovero
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Affiliation United States Naval Medical Research Unit Six, Lima, Peru
- Franklin Delgado
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Affiliation Hospital Naval, Guayaquil, Ecuador
- Mireya Rodas
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Affiliation Hospitals Alcivar y Vernaza, Guayaquil, Ecuador
- Julia Ampuero
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Affiliation United States Naval Medical Research Unit Six, Lima, Peru
- Gloria Chauca
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Affiliation United States Naval Medical Research Unit Six, Lima, Peru
- Juan Perez
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Affiliation United States Naval Medical Research Unit Six, Lima, Peru
- Josefina Garcia
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Affiliation United States Naval Medical Research Unit Six, Lima, Peru
- Tadeusz Kochel
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Affiliation United States Naval Medical Research Unit Six, Lima, Peru
- Eric S. Halsey
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Affiliation United States Naval Medical Research Unit Six, Lima, Peru
- V. Alberto Laguna-Torres
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Affiliation United States Naval Medical Research Unit Six, Lima, Peru
Competing Interests
Eric S. Halsey and T. Kochel are U.S. military service members, and V. Alberto Laguna-Torres, Julia Ampuero, Gloria Chauca, Juan Perez, Josefina Garcia and Merly Sovero are employees of the U.S. Government. This work was prepared as part of their official duties.
Author Contributions
Conceived and designed the experiments: RWD VAL TK. Performed the experiments: MS JG. Analyzed the data: RWD VAL JA TK JP ESH JC MS. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: JP MS JA. Wrote the paper: RWD VAL. Principal investigator: VAL RD. Final approval: ESH. Data acquisition: WC-A WA CM FD MR. Local analysis: RWD WC JP JA. Critical revision: JA ESH. Senior Laboratory Supervisor: GC.