About the Authors
- Piero L. Olliaro
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Affiliation UNICEF/UNDP/World Bank/WHO Special Programme on Research and Training in Tropical Diseases (TDR), World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland
- Michel T. Vaillant
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* E-mail: michel.vaillant@crp-sante.lu
Affiliation Methodology and Statistical Unit, Center for Health Studies, Centre de Recherche – Santé, Strassen, Luxembourg
- Vincente J. Belizario
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Affiliation National Institutes of Health, University of the Philippines Manila, Manila, Philippines
- Nicholas J. S. Lwambo
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† Deceased.
Affiliation National Institute for Medical Research, Mwanza Medical Research Centre, Mwanza, Tanzania
- Mohamed Ouldabdallahi
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Affiliation Nutrition et Actes Médicaux, Institut National de Recherches en Santé Publique (INRSP), Nouakchott, Mauritania
- Otavio S. Pieri
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Affiliation Laboratorio de Eco-Epidemiologia e Controle da Esquistossomose e Geohelmintoses, Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, FIOCRUZ, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
- Maria L. Amarillo
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Affiliation Department of Clinical Epidemiology, College of Medicine, University of the Philippines, Manila, Philippines
- Godfrey M. Kaatano
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Affiliation National Institute for Medical Research, Mwanza Medical Research Centre, Mwanza, Tanzania
- Mamadou Diaw
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Affiliation Ministère de la Santé/P.E.V., Nouakchott, Mauritania
- AnaLucia C. Domingues
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Affiliation Departamento de Medicina Clinica, Centro de Ciencias da Saude, UFPE, Hospital das Clinicas, Recife, Brazil
- Tereza C. Favre
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Affiliation Laboratorio de Eco-Epidemiologia e Controle da Esquistossomose e Geohelmintoses, Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, FIOCRUZ, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
- Olivier Lapujade
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Affiliation UNICEF/UNDP/World Bank/WHO Special Programme on Research and Training in Tropical Diseases (TDR), World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland
- Fabiana Alves
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Affiliation Latin America Regional Office, Drugs for Neglected Diseases Initiative, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
- Lester Chitsulo
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Affiliation Preventive Chemotherapy and Transmission Control Unit, Control of Neglected Tropical Diseases, World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland
Competing Interests
The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.
Author Contributions
Conceived and designed the experiments: LC PLO FA OL. Performed the experiments: VJB NJSL MO OSP. Analyzed the data: MTV PLO. Wrote the paper: PLO MTV. Principal investigators: VJB NJSL MO OSP. Protocol preparation, supervision of clinical and parasitological conduct, contribution to interpretation of results: ALCD TCF. Participation in finalization of master protocol (GCP) and GCP training of sites: OL. Preparation of master study protocol and sites preparation: FA. Initiation and coordination of the study, contribution to the preparation of the manuscipt: LC. Analytical protocol, report: MTV. Coordination and supervision of study conduct, analytical protocol, report: PLO.