About the Authors

Günther Slesak

guentherslesak@web.de

Affiliations Service Fraternel d'Entraide, Vientiane, Lao People's Democratic Republic (Lao PDR), Tropenklinik Paul-Lechler-Krankenhaus, Tübingen, Germany

Saythong Inthalad

Affiliations Service Fraternel d'Entraide, Vientiane, Lao People's Democratic Republic (Lao PDR), Luang Namtha Provincial Hospital, Luang Namtha, Lao People's Democratic Republic (Lao PDR)

Phadsana Basy

Affiliation Luang Namtha Provincial Hospital, Luang Namtha, Lao People's Democratic Republic (Lao PDR)

Dalaphone Keomanivong

Affiliation Luang Namtha Provincial Hospital, Luang Namtha, Lao People's Democratic Republic (Lao PDR)

Ounheaun Phoutsavath

Affiliation Luang Namtha Provincial Hospital, Luang Namtha, Lao People's Democratic Republic (Lao PDR)

Somchaivang Khampoui

Affiliation Service Fraternel d'Entraide, Vientiane, Lao People's Democratic Republic (Lao PDR)

Aude Grosrenaud

Affiliation Service Fraternel d'Entraide, Vientiane, Lao People's Democratic Republic (Lao PDR)

Vincent Amstutz

Affiliation Service Fraternel d'Entraide, Vientiane, Lao People's Democratic Republic (Lao PDR)

Hubert Barennes

Affiliation Institut de la Francophonie pour la Médecine Tropicale, Vientiane, Lao People's Democratic Republic (Lao PDR)

Yves Buisson

Affiliation Institut de la Francophonie pour la Médecine Tropicale, Vientiane, Lao People's Democratic Republic (Lao PDR)

Peter Odermatt

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: GS SI PB DK OP AG VA HB YB PO. Performed the experiments: GS SI PB DK SK AG. Analyzed the data: GS PO. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: GS PB DK SK AG. Wrote the paper: GS SI HB PO.