About the Authors
- Philippa A. West
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* E-mail: philippa.west@lshtm.ac.uk
Affiliation Department of Infectious Disease Epidemiology, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom
- Natacha Protopopoff
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Affiliation Department of Disease Control, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom
- Alexandra Wright
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Affiliation Department of Disease Control, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom
- Zuhura Kivaju
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Affiliation National Institute for Medical Research, Amani Medical Research Centre, Muheza, Tanzania
- Robinson Tigererwa
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Affiliation Muleba District Medical Office, Department of Health, Muleba, Tanzania
- Franklin W. Mosha
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Affiliation Kilimanjaro Christian Medical College, Tumaini University, Moshi, Tanzania
- William Kisinza
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Affiliation National Institute for Medical Research, Amani Medical Research Centre, Muheza, Tanzania
- Mark Rowland
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Affiliation Department of Disease Control, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom
- Immo Kleinschmidt
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Affiliation Medical Research Council Tropical Epidemiology Group, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom
Competing Interests
The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.
Author Contributions
Conceived and designed the experiments: IK MR NP PW FM WK. Performed the experiments: PW NP AW RT ZK. Analyzed the data: PW NP. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: IK. Wrote the first draft of the manuscript: PW. Contributed to the writing of the manuscript: PW IK MR NP. ICMJE criteria for authorship read and met: IK MR NP PW FM WK AW RT ZK. Agree with manuscript results and conclusions: IK MR NP PW FM WK AW RT ZK. Provided major input into the design and interpretation of the data analysis: IK. Provided overall coordination of the project: MR. Critically revised the manuscript for important content: AW RT ZK FM WK.