About the Authors

Thomas Fürst

Affiliation Department of Public Health and Epidemiology, Swiss Tropical Institute, Basel, Switzerland

Giovanna Raso

Affiliations Molecular Parasitology Laboratory, Queensland Institute of Medical Research, Brisbane, Australia, School of Population Health, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia, Centre Suisse de Recherches Scientifiques, Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire

Cinthia A. Acka

Affiliations Centre Suisse de Recherches Scientifiques, Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire, Département de Sociologie, Université de Cocody-Abidjan, Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire

Andres B. Tschannen

Affiliation Centre Suisse de Recherches Scientifiques, Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire

Eliézer K. N'Goran

Affiliations Centre Suisse de Recherches Scientifiques, Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire, UFR Biosciences, Université de Cocody-Abidjan, Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire

Jürg Utzinger

juerg.utzinger@unibas.ch

Affiliation Department of Public Health and Epidemiology, Swiss Tropical Institute, Basel, Switzerland

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: TF GR CAA ABT EKN JU. Performed the experiments: GR CAA ABT EKN. Analyzed the data: TF. Wrote the paper: TF. Critically revised the manuscript and read and approved the final version: TF GR CAA ABT EKN JU.