About the Authors

Hany Sady

Affiliation Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Hesham M. Al-Mekhlafi

halmekhlafi@yahoo.com

Affiliations Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Sana'a University, Sana'a, Yemen

Mohammed A. K. Mahdy

Affiliations Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Sana'a University, Sana'a, Yemen, Research Department, University of Science and Technology, Sana'a, Yemen

Yvonne A. L. Lim

Affiliation Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Rohela Mahmud

Affiliation Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Johari Surin

Affiliation Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: HS HMA JS. Performed the experiments: HS HMA. Analyzed the data: HMA HS. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: HMA. Wrote the paper: HS HMA JS MAKM YALL RM. Revising the article critically for important intellectual content: HMA JS YALL RM Final approval of the version to be published: HS HMA JS MAKM YALL RM.