About the Authors

Mette L. Schousboe

Affiliation Centre for Medical Parasitology, Institute of Immunology, and Microbiology, University of Copenhagen and Department of Infectious Diseases, Copenhagen University Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark

Samir Ranjitkar

Affiliation Centre for Medical Parasitology, Institute of Immunology, and Microbiology, University of Copenhagen and Department of Infectious Diseases, Copenhagen University Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark

Rupika S. Rajakaruna

Affiliation Department of Zoology, University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka

Priyanie H. Amerasinghe

Affiliation International Water Management Institute, Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India

Francisco Morales

Affiliation Universidad San Francisco de Quito, Robles y Pampite, Cumbaya, Ecuador

Richard Pearce

Affiliation Faculty of Infectious and Tropical Diseases, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom

Rosalyn Ord

Affiliation Blood-Borne Parasites, Lindsley F. Kimball Research Institute, New York Blood Center, New York, New York, United States of America

Toby Leslie

Affiliation Faculty of Infectious and Tropical Diseases, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom

Mark Rowland

Affiliation Faculty of Infectious and Tropical Diseases, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom

Nahla B. Gadalla

Affiliation Laboratory of Malaria and Vector Research, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health (NIH), Rockville, Maryland, United States of America

Flemming Konradsen

Affiliation Section of Global Health, Institute of Public Health, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark

Ib C. Bygbjerg

Affiliation Section of Global Health, Institute of Public Health, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark

Cally Roper

Cally.Roper@lshtm.ac.uk

‡ These authors are joint senior authors on this work.

Affiliation Faculty of Infectious and Tropical Diseases, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom

Michael Alifrangis

‡ These authors are joint senior authors on this work.

Affiliation Centre for Medical Parasitology, Institute of Immunology, and Microbiology, University of Copenhagen and Department of Infectious Diseases, Copenhagen University Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: MLS ICB CR MA. Performed the experiments: MLS SR. Analyzed the data: MLS SR CR MA. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: MLS SR RSR PHA FM RP RO TL MR NBG FK ICB CR MA. Wrote the paper: MLS SR RSR PHA FM RP RO TL MR NBG FK ICB CR MA.