About the Authors
- Koichi Hirata
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Affiliation Department of Environmental and Toxicology, Odawara Research Center, Nippon-soda Co., Ltd., Odawara, Kanagawa, Japan
- Osamu Komagata
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Affiliation Department of Medical Entomology, National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, Japan
- Kentaro Itokawa
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Affiliation Department of Medical Entomology, National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, Japan
- Atsushi Yamamoto
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Affiliation Department of Research and Develop Management, Nippon-soda Co., Ltd., Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, Japan
- Takashi Tomita
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Affiliation Department of Medical Entomology, National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, Japan
- Shinji Kasai
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* E-mail: kasacin@nih.go.jp
Affiliation Department of Medical Entomology, National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, Japan
Competing Interests
The authors have read the journal's policy and have the following conflicts. Authors Koichi Hirata and Atsushi Yamamoto are employed by Nippon-soda Co., Ltd. This does not alter our adherence to all PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases policies on sharing data and materials.
Author Contributions
Conceived and designed the experiments: SK KH OK KI AY TT. Performed the experiments: KH SK. Analyzed the data: KH SK. Contributed to the writing of the manuscript: SK KH OK KI AY TT.