List of investigators and participating academic institutions
| Investigator | Institution | Country |
| Francisco J Diaz Juan D Rodas | Universidad de Antioquia, Medellín | Colombia |
| Marylin Hidalgo | Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Bogotá | Colombia |
| Margarita Arboleda | Instituto Colombiano de Medicina Tropical–Universidad CES, Medellín | Colombia |
| Eugenia S González-Diaz | Universidad Central de Este, San Pedro de Macorís | Dominican Republic |
| Matilde Jimenez-Coello Antonio Ortega-Pacheco | Universidad Autónoma de Yucatán, Merída | México |
| Karen Mozo | Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, Lima | Perú |
| Patricia V Aguilar Miguel M Cabada Mathew M Dacso Peter C Melby David H Walker Scott C Weaver | University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas | USA |