About the Authors

Natalie Hofmann

Affiliations Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute, Basel, Switzerland, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland

Felista Mwingira

Affiliations Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute, Basel, Switzerland, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland, Biological Sciences Department, Dar es Salaam University College of Education, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

Seif Shekalaghe

Affiliation Ifakara Health Institute, Bagamoyo, Tanzania

Leanne J. Robinson

Affiliations Papua New Guinea Institute of Medical Research, Madang and Maprik, Papua New Guinea, Walter and Eliza Hall Institute, Parkville, Victoria, Australia, Department of Medical Biology, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia

Ivo Mueller

Affiliations Walter and Eliza Hall Institute, Parkville, Victoria, Australia, Department of Medical Biology, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia, Centre de Recerca en Salut Internacional de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain

Ingrid Felger

ingrid.felger@unibas.ch

Affiliations Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute, Basel, Switzerland, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: IF. Performed the experiments: NH FM. Analyzed the data: NH IF. Wrote the paper: NH IF. Enrolled patients: FM SS LJR IM. Agree with manuscript results and conclusions: NH FM SS LJR IM IF. ICMJE criteria for authorship read and met: NH FM SS LJR IM IF.