About the Authors

Hasifa Bukirwa

Affiliation Uganda Malaria Surveillance Project, Kampala, Uganda

Adoke Yeka

Affiliation Uganda Malaria Surveillance Project, Kampala, Uganda

Moses R Kamya

Affiliation Makerere University Medical School, Kampala, Uganda

Ambrose Talisuna

Affiliation Ministry of Health, Kampala, Uganda

Kristin Banek

Affiliation Uganda Malaria Surveillance Project, Kampala, Uganda

Nathan Bakyaita

Affiliation Ministry of Health, Kampala, Uganda

John Bosco Rwakimari

Affiliation Ministry of Health, Kampala, Uganda

Philip J Rosenthal

Affiliation Department of Medicine, San Francisco General Hospital, University of California, San Francisco, United States of America

Fred Wabwire-Mangen

Affiliation Institute of Public Health, Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda

Grant Dorsey

Affiliation Department of Medicine, San Francisco General Hospital, University of California, San Francisco, United States of America

Sarah G Staedke

To whom correspondence should be addressed. E-mail: sstaedke@medsfgh.ucsf.edu

Affiliation Department of Medicine, San Francisco General Hospital, University of California, San Francisco, United States of America

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

HB, AY, MRK, AT, KB, NB, JBR, PJR, FWM, GD, and SGS designed the experiments/study. HB, AT, PJR, and GD analyzed the data. AY enrolled patients. AY, AT, and NB collected data. HB wrote the first draft of the paper, was responsible for all the data management of the study, including completeness, accuracy, and quality, and was also involved in the entry of the data. AY participated in patient follow-up, collection of information on case record forms, and internal supervision and quality assurance. MRK participated in the discussions of how the authors should present the data and what messages they should emphasize. As project manager, NB was responsible for recruiting staff, and supervising their work in the field, including quality control of the study results. JBR supervised the study. All authors contributed to the writing of the paper.