About the Authors
- Brian K. Chu
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* E-mail: bchu@taskforce.org, brian.chu@emory.edu
Affiliation Neglected Tropical Diseases Support Center, Task Force for Global Health, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
- Katherine Gass
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Affiliation Neglected Tropical Diseases Support Center, Task Force for Global Health, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
- Wilfrid Batcho
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Affiliation Programme National de Lutte Contre les Maladies Transmissibles, Ministère de la Santé, Cotonou, Benin
- Malakai 'Ake
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Affiliation Public Health Division, Ministry of Health, Nuku'alofa, Tonga
- Améyo M. Dorkenoo
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Affiliation Programme National d'Elimination de la Filariose Lymphatique, Ministère de la Santé, Lomé, Togo
- Elvire Adjinacou
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Affiliation Programme National de Lutte Contre les Maladies Transmissibles, Ministère de la Santé, Cotonou, Benin
- 'Eva Mafi
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Affiliation Public Health Division, Ministry of Health, Nuku'alofa, Tonga
- David G. Addiss
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Affiliation Children Without Worms, Task Force for Global Health, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Competing Interests
GlaxoSmithKline's contribution to this study was only financial and none of the authors have any affiliation with GlaxoSmithKline. Additionally the funds were awarded to the Task Force for Global Health for general operational research and not solely or specifically for this pilot assessment of LF and STH in Benin and Tonga. As there is no author affiliation with GlaxoSmithKline, this does not alter our adherence to all PLOS NTDs policies on sharing data and materials.
Author Contributions
Conceived and designed the experiments: BKC MA WB AMD KG DGA. Performed the experiments: BKC WB AMD KG EM EA. Analyzed the data: BKC WB EM EA. Wrote the paper: BKC DGA.