About the Authors

Shaali Ame

Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Project administration

Affiliation Public Health Laboratory, Ivo de Carneri Foundation, Pemba, United Republic of Tanzania

Fatma Kabole

Roles Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Neglected Tropical Disease Control Programme, Ministry of Health, Community Development, Social Welfare, Gender, Elderly and Children, Zanzibar, United Republic of Tanzania

Alphoncina Masako Nanai

Roles Writing – review & editing

Affiliation United Republic of Tanzania Country Office, World Health Organization, Dar es Salaam, United Republic of Tanzania

Pauline Mwinzi

Roles Conceptualization, Supervision

Affiliation Expanded Special Project for Elimination of Neglected Tropical Diseases, World Health Organization, Regional Office for Africa, Brazzaville, Congo

Denise Mupfasoni

Roles Writing – review & editing

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

Said Mohammed Ali

Roles Project administration, Supervision, Validation, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Public Health Laboratory, Ivo de Carneri Foundation, Pemba, United Republic of Tanzania

Antonio Montresor

Roles Conceptualization, Formal analysis, Visualization, Writing – original draft

montresora@who.int

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

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.