About the Authors

Eindra Aung

Roles Conceptualization, Funding acquisition, Investigation, Project administration, Writing – review & editing

‡ Joint first authors

Affiliations School of Clinical Medicine, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia, Pain Management Research Institute, Kolling Institute, Northern Sydney Local Health District, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia

Natasha Collinson

Roles Data curation, Formal analysis, Validation, Writing – review & editing

‡ Joint first authors

Affiliation QIMR Berghofer, Infection and Inflammation, Applied Tropical and Molecular Parasitology, Brisbane, Australia

Kay Thwe Han

Roles Investigation, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Parasitology Research Division, Department of Medical Research, Ministry of Health and Sports, ‌‌Yangon, Myanmar

Nyein Nyein Hlaing

Roles Investigation, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Department of Zoology, University of Yangon, Yangon, Myanmar

Moe Moe Aye

Roles Investigation, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Department of Zoology, Maubin University, ‌‌Maubin, Myanmar

Myo Win Htun

Roles Investigation, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Parasitology Research Division, Department of Medical Research, Ministry of Health and Sports, ‌‌Yangon, Myanmar

Khin Thet Wai

Roles Investigation, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Parasitology Research Division, Department of Medical Research, Ministry of Health and Sports, ‌‌Yangon, Myanmar

Su Mon Myat

Roles Investigation, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Department of Public Health, Ministry of Health and Sports, Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar

Thida Lay Thwe

Roles Investigation, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Department of Zoology, Yangon University of Distance Education, Yangon, Myanmar

Aung Tun

Roles Investigation, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Ministry of Health and Sports, Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar

Kinley Wangdi

Roles Writing – review & editing

Affiliation HEAL Global Research Centre, Health Research Institute, Faculty of Health, University of Canberra, Canberra, Australia

Yuesheng Li

Roles Conceptualization, Writing – review & editing

Affiliations Hunan Institute of Parasitic Diseases, World Health Organization Collaborating Centre for Research and Control on Schistosomiasis in Lake Region, Yueyang, China, QIMR Berghofer, Population Health, Global Health and Tropical Medicine, Brisbane, Australia

Gail M. Williams

Roles Conceptualization, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation School of Public Health, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia

Archie C. A. Clements

Roles Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Queen’s University Belfast, Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom

Susana Vaz Nery

Roles Writing – review & editing

Affiliation The Kirby Institute, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia

Donald P. McManus

Roles Conceptualization

Author deceased

Affiliation QIMR Berghofer, Infection and Inflammation, Applied Tropical and Molecular Parasitology, Brisbane, Australia

Darren J. Gray

Roles Conceptualization, Funding acquisition, Project administration, Writing – review & editing

Darren.Gray@qimrb.edu.au (DJG); Catherine.Gordon@qimrb.edu.au (CAG)

Affiliations QIMR Berghofer, Population Health, Global Health and Tropical Medicine, Brisbane, Australia, Center for Tropical Health and Emerging Diseases, Herston, Australia

Catherine A. Gordon

Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Project administration, Resources, Supervision, Validation, Writing – original draft

Darren.Gray@qimrb.edu.au (DJG); Catherine.Gordon@qimrb.edu.au (CAG)

Affiliations QIMR Berghofer, Infection and Inflammation, Applied Tropical and Molecular Parasitology, Brisbane, Australia, Center for Tropical Health and Emerging Diseases, Herston, Australia, The University of Queensland, School of Medicine, Brisbane, Australia

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.