About the Authors

Asrat Hailu

Affiliation Addis Ababa University, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Ahmed Musa

Affiliation Institute of Endemic Diseases, University of Khartoum, Khartoum, Sudan

Monique Wasunna

africa@dndi.org

Affiliation Centre for Clinical Research, Kenya Medical Research Institute, Nairobi, Kenya

Manica Balasegaram

Affiliations Medecins Sans Frontieres-Holland, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, Drugs for Neglected Diseases initiative (DNDi), Geneva, Switzerland

Sisay Yifru

Affiliation Gondar University, Gondar, Ethiopia

Getahun Mengistu

Affiliation Institute of Endemic Diseases, University of Khartoum, Khartoum, Sudan

Zewdu Hurissa

Affiliation Gondar University, Gondar, Ethiopia

Workagegnehu Hailu

Affiliation Gondar University, Gondar, Ethiopia

Teklu Weldegebreal

Affiliation Arba Minch Hospital, Regional Health Bureau of SNNP state, Arba Minch, Ethiopia

Samson Tesfaye

Affiliation Arba Minch Hospital, Regional Health Bureau of SNNP state, Arba Minch, Ethiopia

Eyasu Makonnen

Affiliation Addis Ababa University, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Eltahir Khalil

Affiliation Institute of Endemic Diseases, University of Khartoum, Khartoum, Sudan

Osama Ahmed

Affiliation Institute of Endemic Diseases, University of Khartoum, Khartoum, Sudan

Ahmed Fadlalla

Affiliation Faculty of Medicine, Gedaref University, Gedaref, Sudan

Ahmed El-Hassan

Affiliation Institute of Endemic Diseases, University of Khartoum, Khartoum, Sudan

Muzamil Raheem

Affiliation Institute of Endemic Diseases, University of Khartoum, Khartoum, Sudan

Marius Mueller

Affiliation Medecins Sans Frontieres-Holland, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Yousif Koummuki

Affiliation Medecins Sans Frontieres-Holland, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Juma Rashid

Affiliation Centre for Clinical Research, Kenya Medical Research Institute, Nairobi, Kenya

Jane Mbui

Affiliation Centre for Clinical Research, Kenya Medical Research Institute, Nairobi, Kenya

Geoffrey Mucee

Affiliation Centre for Clinical Research, Kenya Medical Research Institute, Nairobi, Kenya

Simon Njoroge

Affiliation Centre for Clinical Research, Kenya Medical Research Institute, Nairobi, Kenya

Veronica Manduku

Affiliation Centre for Clinical Research, Kenya Medical Research Institute, Nairobi, Kenya

Alice Musibi

Affiliation Centre for Clinical Research, Kenya Medical Research Institute, Nairobi, Kenya

Geoffrey Mutuma

Affiliation Centre for Clinical Research, Kenya Medical Research Institute, Nairobi, Kenya

Fredrick Kirui

Affiliation Centre for Clinical Research, Kenya Medical Research Institute, Nairobi, Kenya

Hudson Lodenyo

Affiliation Centre for Clinical Research, Kenya Medical Research Institute, Nairobi, Kenya

Dedan Mutea

Affiliation Centre for Clinical Research, Kenya Medical Research Institute, Nairobi, Kenya

George Kirigi

Affiliation Centre for Clinical Research, Kenya Medical Research Institute, Nairobi, Kenya

Tansy Edwards

Affiliation London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom

Peter Smith

Affiliation London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom

Lawrence Muthami

Affiliation Centre for Clinical Research, Kenya Medical Research Institute, Nairobi, Kenya

Catherine Royce

Affiliation Drugs for Neglected Diseases initiative (DNDi), Geneva, Switzerland

Sally Ellis

Affiliation Drugs for Neglected Diseases initiative (DNDi), Geneva, Switzerland

Moses Alobo

Affiliation Drugs for Neglected Diseases initiative (DNDi), Geneva, Switzerland

Raymond Omollo

Affiliation Drugs for Neglected Diseases initiative (DNDi), Geneva, Switzerland

Josephine Kesusu

Affiliation Centre for Clinical Research, Kenya Medical Research Institute, Nairobi, Kenya

Rhoda Owiti

Affiliation Centre for Clinical Research, Kenya Medical Research Institute, Nairobi, Kenya

John Kinuthia

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.