About the Authors

Angelina Mageni Lutambi

angelina-m.lutambi@unibas.ch

Affiliations Epidemiology and Public Health, Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute, Basel, Switzerland, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland, Ifakara Health Institute, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

Nakul Chitnis

Affiliations Epidemiology and Public Health, Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute, Basel, Switzerland, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland, Fogarty International Center, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, United States of America

Olivier J. T. Briët

Affiliations Epidemiology and Public Health, Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute, Basel, Switzerland, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland

Thomas A. Smith

Affiliations Epidemiology and Public Health, Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute, Basel, Switzerland, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland

Melissa A. Penny

Affiliations Epidemiology and Public Health, Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute, Basel, Switzerland, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland

Competing Interests

The authors have the following interests: Thomas A Smith is an Academic Editor for PLOS ONE. This does not alter the authors’ adherence to all the PLOS ONE policies on sharing data and materials.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: AML. Performed the experiments: AML. Analyzed the data: AML. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: AML MAP TAS NC OB. Wrote the paper: AML. Provided critical input on designing the experiments: MAP TAS NC OB. Provided critical input on the experiments: MAP. Provided critical input on data analysis: MAP TAS NC OB. Provided critical input on writing the manuscript: TAS MAP NC OB.