About the Authors

Aura A. Andreasen

Affiliation London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom

Matthew J. Burton

Affiliations London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom, Medical Research Council Laboratories, Fajara, The Gambia

Martin J. Holland

Affiliations London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom, Medical Research Council Laboratories, Fajara, The Gambia

Spencer Polley

Affiliation London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom

Nkoyo Faal

Affiliation Medical Research Council Laboratories, Fajara, The Gambia

David C.W. Mabey

Affiliation London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom

Robin L. Bailey

robin.bailey@lshtm.ac.uk

Affiliations London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom, Medical Research Council Laboratories, Fajara, The Gambia

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: MJB MJH NF DCWM RLB. Performed the experiments: AA MJB MJH NF. Analyzed the data: AA MJB MJH SDP RLB. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: AA MJH NF. Wrote the paper: AA MJB MJH SDP DCWM RLB.