About the Authors

Cynthia Schuck-Paim

Affiliation Origem Scientifica, São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil

Cécile Viboud

Affiliation Division of International Epidemiology and Population Studies, Fogarty International Center, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, United States of America

Lone Simonsen

Affiliation School of Public Health and Health Services, George Washington University, Washington, District of Columbia, United States of America

Mark A. Miller

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

Affiliation Virology Laboratory, Pathology and Medicine Department, Universidade Federal do Ceará, Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil

Roberto M. Fernandes

Affiliation General Coordination of Epidemiological Information and Analyses, Brazilian Ministry of Health, Brasília, Distrito Federal, Brazil

Marcia L. Carvalho

Affiliation General Coordination of Infectious Diseases, Health Surveillance Secretariat, Brazilian Ministry of Health, Brasília, Distrito Federal, Brazil

Wladimir J. Alonso

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.