About the Authors

Monika Sharma

Affiliation Department of Parasitology, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India

Bashir Ahmad Fomda

Affiliation Department of Microbiology, Sher-i Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences, Srinagar, Kashmir, Jammu and Kashmir, India

Saligram Mazta

Affiliation Department of Community Medicine, Indira Gandhi Medical College, Shimla, Himachal Pradesh, India

Rakesh Sehgal

Affiliation Department of Parasitology, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India

Balbir Bagicha Singh

Affiliation School of Public Health and Zoonoses, Guru Angad Dev Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Ludhiana, Punjab, India

Nancy Malla

drmallanancy@gmail.com

Affiliation Department of Parasitology, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: MS NM RS. Performed the experiments: MS NM. Analyzed the data: MS NM. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: MS NM BAF SM RS BBS. Wrote the manuscript: MS NM RS.