About the Authors

Patrick C. Ndimubanzi

Affiliation Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States of America

Hélène Carabin

helene-carabin@ouhsc.edu

Affiliation Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States of America

Christine M. Budke

Affiliation Department of Veterinary Integrative Biosciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas, United States of America

Hai Nguyen

Affiliation Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States of America

Ying-Jun Qian

Affiliation National Institute of Parasitic Diseases, Shangai, People's Republic of China

Elizabeth Rainwater

Affiliation Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States of America

Mary Dickey

Affiliation Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States of America

Stephanie Reynolds

Affiliation Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States of America

Julie A. Stoner

Affiliation Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States of America

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: PCN HC CMB MD. Performed the experiments: PCN HC CMB HN YJQ ER MD SR. Analyzed the data: PCN HC. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: PCN HN MD JAS. Wrote the paper: PCN HC CMB.