About the Authors

Leyanna George

Affiliation Department of Community Medicine, Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences, Kochi, India

Audrey Lenhart

Affiliation US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America

Joao Toledo

Affiliation Ministry of Health, Brasilia, Brazil

Adhara Lazaro

Affiliation Consultant in Public Health, Manila, The Philippines

Wai Wai Han

Affiliation Ministry of Health, Rangoon, Myanmar

Raman Velayudhan

Affiliation World Health Organization, Department for the Control of Neglected Tropical Diseases, Geneva, Switzerland

Silvia Runge Ranzinger

Affiliations Consultant to Special Programme for Research and Training in Tropical Diseases, World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland, Consultant in Public Health, Ludwigsburg, Germany

Olaf Horstick

Olaf.Horstick@uni-heidelberg.de

Affiliation Institute of Public Health, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: OH SRR LG. Performed the experiments: OH LG. Analyzed the data: OH SRR ALe LG. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: OH SRR ALe LG. Wrote the paper: OH SRR ALe LG ALa WWH JT RV. Performed this work in the context of her Masters degree:LG. Was the first data extractor: LG. Drafted the first draft of the article: LG. Was the second data extractor: JT. Devised the idea for this review: OH. Supervised the study: OH. Was involved in all stages of drafting the article: OH. Advised on the study as a public health entomologist: ALe. Reviewed the references: ALe. Assisted in drafting the article: ALe. Contributed to the final draft: OH SRR ALe LG ALa WWH JT RV.