About the Authors
- Heather M. Ferguson
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Affiliations Biomedical and Environmental Thematic Group, Ifakara Health Institute, Dar es Salaam, United Republic of Tanzania, Faculty of Biomedical and Life Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, United Kingdom
- Anna Dornhaus
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Affiliation Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona, United States of America
- Arlyne Beeche
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Affiliation International Development Research Centre, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
- Christian Borgemeister
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Affiliation International Centre for Insect Physiology and Ecology, Nairobi, Kenya
- Michael Gottlieb
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Affiliation Foundation of the National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, United States of America
- Mir S. Mulla
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Affiliation University of California, Riverside, California, United States of America
- John E. Gimnig
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Affiliation Division of Parasitic Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Chamblee, Georgia, United States of America
- Durland Fish
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Affiliation Division of Epidemiology of Microbial Diseases, School of Public Health, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut, United States of America
- Gerry F. Killeen
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* E-mail: gkilleen@ihi.or.tz
Affiliations Biomedical and Environmental Thematic Group, Ifakara Health Institute, Dar es Salaam, United Republic of Tanzania, Vector Group, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, Liverpool, United Kingdom
Competing Interests
With the exception of AD, AB, and MG, all the authors stand to gain from increased funding in the field of vector ecology.
Author Contributions
ICMJE criteria for authorship read and met: HMF AD AB CB MG MM JG DF GFK. Agree with the manuscript's results and conclusions: HMF AD AB CB MG MM JG DF GFK. Wrote the first draft of the paper: GFK. Contributed to the writing of the paper: HMF AD AB CB MG MM JG DF. Participated in initial conception of the manuscript: JEG. HMF and GFK drafted the manuscript in consultation with all the other authors, all of whom contributed to the editing and finalization of the submitted draft.