About the Authors

Daniel H. Paris

parigi@tropmedres.ac

Affiliations Mahidol-Oxford Tropical Medicine Research Programme, Faculty of Tropical Medicine, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand, Center for Tropical Medicine, Nuffield Department of Clinical Medicine, Churchill Hospital, Headington, Oxford, United Kingdom

Rattanaphone Phetsouvanh

Affiliation Wellcome Trust-Mahosot Hospital-Oxford Tropical Medicine Research Collaboration, Mahosot Hospital, Vientiane, Lao People's Democratic Republic

Ampai Tanganuchitcharnchai

Affiliation Mahidol-Oxford Tropical Medicine Research Programme, Faculty of Tropical Medicine, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand

Margaret Jones

Affiliation Nuffield Department of Clinical Laboratory Sciences, Oxford University, Oxford, United Kingdom

Kemajittra Jenjaroen

Affiliation Mahidol-Oxford Tropical Medicine Research Programme, Faculty of Tropical Medicine, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand

Manivanh Vongsouvath

Affiliation Wellcome Trust-Mahosot Hospital-Oxford Tropical Medicine Research Collaboration, Mahosot Hospital, Vientiane, Lao People's Democratic Republic

David P. J. Ferguson

Affiliation Nuffield Department of Clinical Laboratory Sciences, Oxford University, Oxford, United Kingdom

Stuart D. Blacksell

Affiliations Mahidol-Oxford Tropical Medicine Research Programme, Faculty of Tropical Medicine, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand, Center for Tropical Medicine, Nuffield Department of Clinical Medicine, Churchill Hospital, Headington, Oxford, United Kingdom

Paul N. Newton

Affiliations Center for Tropical Medicine, Nuffield Department of Clinical Medicine, Churchill Hospital, Headington, Oxford, United Kingdom, Wellcome Trust-Mahosot Hospital-Oxford Tropical Medicine Research Collaboration, Mahosot Hospital, Vientiane, Lao People's Democratic Republic

Nicholas P. J. Day

Affiliations Mahidol-Oxford Tropical Medicine Research Programme, Faculty of Tropical Medicine, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand, Center for Tropical Medicine, Nuffield Department of Clinical Medicine, Churchill Hospital, Headington, Oxford, United Kingdom

Gareth D. H. Turner

Affiliations Mahidol-Oxford Tropical Medicine Research Programme, Faculty of Tropical Medicine, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand, Center for Tropical Medicine, Nuffield Department of Clinical Medicine, Churchill Hospital, Headington, Oxford, United Kingdom

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: DHP PNN NPJD GDHT. Performed the experiments: DHP AT MJ KJ. Analyzed the data: DHP DPJF SDB GDHT. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: RP MV MJ SDB DPJF PNN. Wrote the paper: DHP GDHT NPJD.