About the Authors
- Cynthia Schuck-Paim
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Affiliation Origem Scientifica, São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
- Cécile Viboud
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Affiliation Division of International Epidemiology and Population Studies, Fogarty International Center, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, United States of America
- Lone Simonsen
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Affiliation School of Public Health and Health Services, George Washington University, Washington, District of Columbia, United States of America
- Mark A. Miller
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Affiliation Division of International Epidemiology and Population Studies, Fogarty International Center, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, United States of America
- Fernanda E. A. Moura
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Affiliation Virology Laboratory, Pathology and Medicine Department, Universidade Federal do Ceará, Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil
- Roberto M. Fernandes
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Affiliation General Coordination of Epidemiological Information and Analyses, Brazilian Ministry of Health, Brasília, Distrito Federal, Brazil
- Marcia L. Carvalho
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Affiliation General Coordination of Infectious Diseases, Health Surveillance Secretariat, Brazilian Ministry of Health, Brasília, Distrito Federal, Brazil
- Wladimir J. Alonso
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* E-mail: alonsow@mail.nih.gov
Affiliations Origem Scientifica, São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil, Division of International Epidemiology and Population Studies, Fogarty International Center, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, United States of America
Competing Interests
CV currently serves as a guest editor of PLoS ONE. CSP and WJA are the Directors of Origem Scientifica Ltda. (Brazil). This does not alter the authors' adherence to all the PLoS ONE policies on sharing data and materials.
Author Contributions
Conceived and designed the experiments: WJA CSP. Analyzed the data: WJA CSP. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: WJA. Wrote the paper: WJA CSP LS CV MAM FEAM RMF MLC. Collected Data: CSP RMF.