About the Authors
- Asrat Hailu
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Affiliation Addis Ababa University, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
- Ahmed Musa
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Affiliation Institute of Endemic Diseases, University of Khartoum, Khartoum, Sudan
- Monique Wasunna
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* E-mail: africa@dndi.org
Affiliation Centre for Clinical Research, Kenya Medical Research Institute, Nairobi, Kenya
- Manica Balasegaram
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Affiliations Medecins Sans Frontieres-Holland, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, Drugs for Neglected Diseases initiative (DNDi), Geneva, Switzerland
- Sisay Yifru
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Affiliation Gondar University, Gondar, Ethiopia
- Getahun Mengistu
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Affiliation Institute of Endemic Diseases, University of Khartoum, Khartoum, Sudan
- Zewdu Hurissa
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Affiliation Gondar University, Gondar, Ethiopia
- Workagegnehu Hailu
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Affiliation Gondar University, Gondar, Ethiopia
- Teklu Weldegebreal
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Affiliation Arba Minch Hospital, Regional Health Bureau of SNNP state, Arba Minch, Ethiopia
- Samson Tesfaye
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Affiliation Arba Minch Hospital, Regional Health Bureau of SNNP state, Arba Minch, Ethiopia
- Eyasu Makonnen
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Affiliation Addis Ababa University, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
- Eltahir Khalil
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Affiliation Institute of Endemic Diseases, University of Khartoum, Khartoum, Sudan
- Osama Ahmed
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Affiliation Institute of Endemic Diseases, University of Khartoum, Khartoum, Sudan
- Ahmed Fadlalla
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Affiliation Faculty of Medicine, Gedaref University, Gedaref, Sudan
- Ahmed El-Hassan
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Affiliation Institute of Endemic Diseases, University of Khartoum, Khartoum, Sudan
- Muzamil Raheem
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Affiliation Institute of Endemic Diseases, University of Khartoum, Khartoum, Sudan
- Marius Mueller
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Affiliation Medecins Sans Frontieres-Holland, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- Yousif Koummuki
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Affiliation Medecins Sans Frontieres-Holland, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- Juma Rashid
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Affiliation Centre for Clinical Research, Kenya Medical Research Institute, Nairobi, Kenya
- Jane Mbui
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Affiliation Centre for Clinical Research, Kenya Medical Research Institute, Nairobi, Kenya
- Geoffrey Mucee
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Affiliation Centre for Clinical Research, Kenya Medical Research Institute, Nairobi, Kenya
- Simon Njoroge
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Affiliation Centre for Clinical Research, Kenya Medical Research Institute, Nairobi, Kenya
- Veronica Manduku
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Affiliation Centre for Clinical Research, Kenya Medical Research Institute, Nairobi, Kenya
- Alice Musibi
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Affiliation Centre for Clinical Research, Kenya Medical Research Institute, Nairobi, Kenya
- Geoffrey Mutuma
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Affiliation Centre for Clinical Research, Kenya Medical Research Institute, Nairobi, Kenya
- Fredrick Kirui
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Affiliation Centre for Clinical Research, Kenya Medical Research Institute, Nairobi, Kenya
- Hudson Lodenyo
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Affiliation Centre for Clinical Research, Kenya Medical Research Institute, Nairobi, Kenya
- Dedan Mutea
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Affiliation Centre for Clinical Research, Kenya Medical Research Institute, Nairobi, Kenya
- George Kirigi
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Affiliation Centre for Clinical Research, Kenya Medical Research Institute, Nairobi, Kenya
- Tansy Edwards
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Affiliation London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom
- Peter Smith
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Affiliation London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom
- Lawrence Muthami
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Affiliation Centre for Clinical Research, Kenya Medical Research Institute, Nairobi, Kenya
- Catherine Royce
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Affiliation Drugs for Neglected Diseases initiative (DNDi), Geneva, Switzerland
- Sally Ellis
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Affiliation Drugs for Neglected Diseases initiative (DNDi), Geneva, Switzerland
- Moses Alobo
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Affiliation Drugs for Neglected Diseases initiative (DNDi), Geneva, Switzerland
- Raymond Omollo
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Affiliation Drugs for Neglected Diseases initiative (DNDi), Geneva, Switzerland
- Josephine Kesusu
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Affiliation Centre for Clinical Research, Kenya Medical Research Institute, Nairobi, Kenya
- Rhoda Owiti
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Affiliation Centre for Clinical Research, Kenya Medical Research Institute, Nairobi, Kenya
- John Kinuthia
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Affiliation Drugs for Neglected Diseases initiative (DNDi), Geneva, Switzerland
- for the Leishmaniasis East Africa Platform (LEAP) group
Competing Interests
Manica Balasegaram is employed by DNDi as a Project Manager. Sally Ellis is employed by DNDi as a Clinical Coordinator. Moses Alobo is employed by DNDi as a Clinical Trial Manager. Catherine Royce and John Kinuthia work for DNDi. Marius Mueller and Yousif Koummuki work for MSF.
Author Contributions
Conceived and designed the experiments: M. Wasunna, A. Hailu, A. Musa, M. Balasegaram, E. Makonnen, E. Khalil, A. El-Hassan, J. Rashid, C. Royce. Performed the experiments: M. Wasunna, M. Balasegaram, S. Yifru, G. Mengistu, Z. Hurissa, W. Hailu, T. Weldegebreal, S. Tesfaye, O. Ahmed, A. Fadlalla, M. Raheem, M. Mueller, Y. Koummuki, J. Rashid, J. Mbui, G. Mucee, S. Njoroge, V. Manduku, A. Musibi, G. Mutuma, F. Kirui, H. Lodenyo, D. Mutea, G. Kirigi, J. Kesusu, R. Owiti, J. Kinuthia. Analyzed the data: T. Edwards, P. Smith, L. Muthami, S. Ellis, M. Alobo, R. Omollo. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: M. Wasunna, C. Royce, S. Ellis, M. Alobo. Wrote the paper: M. Wasunna, A. Hailu, A. Musa, M. Balasegaram, T. Edwards, P. Smith, C. Royce.