About the Authors

Jun Cao

Affiliations Jiangsu Institute of Parasitic Diseases, Wuxi, China, Key Laboratory of Parasitic Disease Control and Prevention, Ministry of Health, Wuxi, China, Jiangsu Provincial Key Laboratory of Parasite Molecular Biology, Wuxi, China

Hugh J. W. Sturrock

Affiliation Global Health Group, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California, United States of America

Chris Cotter

Affiliation Global Health Group, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California, United States of America

Shuisen Zhou

Affiliation National Institute of Parasitic Diseases, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Shanghai, China

Huayun Zhou

Affiliations Jiangsu Institute of Parasitic Diseases, Wuxi, China, Key Laboratory of Parasitic Disease Control and Prevention, Ministry of Health, Wuxi, China

Yaobao Liu

Affiliations Jiangsu Institute of Parasitic Diseases, Wuxi, China, Jiangsu Provincial Key Laboratory of Parasite Molecular Biology, Wuxi, China

Linhua Tang

Affiliation National Institute of Parasitic Diseases, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Shanghai, China

Roly D. Gosling

Affiliation Global Health Group, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California, United States of America

Richard G. A. Feachem

Affiliation Global Health Group, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California, United States of America

Qi Gao

gaoqi54@hotmail.com

Affiliations Jiangsu Institute of Parasitic Diseases, Wuxi, China, Key Laboratory of Parasitic Disease Control and Prevention, Ministry of Health, Wuxi, China, Jiangsu Provincial Key Laboratory of Parasite Molecular Biology, Wuxi, China

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: JC SZ LT QG. Analyzed the data: JC SZ HZ YL LT QG. Wrote the first draft of the manuscript: JC HJWS CC RDG QG. Contributed to the writing of the manuscript: JC HJWS CC SZ HZ YL LT RDG RGAF QG. ICMJE criteria for authorship read and met: JC HJWS CC SZ HZ YL LT RDG RGAF QG. Agree with manuscript results and conclusions: JC HJWS CC SZ HZ YL LT RDG RGAF QG. Evaluated the program: JC HJWS CC SZ HZ YL LT RDG RGAF QG.