About the Authors

Artemis Koukounari

artemis.koukounari@kcl.ac.uk

Affiliations MRC Centre for Outbreak Analysis and Modelling, Department of Infectious Disease Epidemiology, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom, Department of Statistics, London School of Economics and Political Science, London, United Kingdom

Christl A. Donnelly

Affiliation MRC Centre for Outbreak Analysis and Modelling, Department of Infectious Disease Epidemiology, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom

Irini Moustaki

Affiliation Department of Statistics, London School of Economics and Political Science, London, United Kingdom

Edridah M. Tukahebwa

Affiliation Schistosomiasis Control Initiative at Vector Control Division – Ministry of Health, Kampala, Uganda

Narcis B. Kabatereine

Affiliation Schistosomiasis Control Initiative at Vector Control Division – Ministry of Health, Kampala, Uganda

Shona Wilson

Affiliation Department of Pathology, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom

Joanne P. Webster

Affiliation Department of Infectious Disease Epidemiology, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom

André M. Deelder

Affiliation Department of Parasitology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands

Birgitte J. Vennervald

Affiliation Section for Parasitology and Aquatic Diseases, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark

Govert J. van Dam

Affiliation Department of Parasitology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: BJV EMT NBK SW. Performed the experiments: EMT NBK SW. Analyzed the data: AK. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: GJvD. Wrote the paper: AK BJV GJvD. Conceived and designed the field study: BJV EMT NBK SW. Performed the field sample and data collection: EMT NBK SW. Performed the CCA testing: GJvD. Conceived and conducted the statistical analysis: AK. Assisted and advised with complex statistical modelling: CAD IM. Developed the computer code: AK. Read and commented critically on the manuscript: CAD IM EMT NBK SW JPW AMD.