About the Authors
- Colleen L. Lau
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* E-mail: colleen.lau@uq.edu.au
Affiliations WHO Collaborating Centre for Children's Health and Environment, Queensland Children's Medical Research Institute, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia, Research School of Population Health, Australian National University, Canberra, Australia
- Kimberly Y. Won
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Affiliation Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Division of Parasitic Diseases and Malaria, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
- Luke Becker
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Affiliation WHO Collaborating Centre for Lymphatic Filariasis, Soil-Transmitted Helminths, and other Neglected Tropical Diseases, Division of Tropical Health and Medicine, James Cook University, Cairns, Australia
- Ricardo J. Soares Magalhaes
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Affiliations WHO Collaborating Centre for Children's Health and Environment, Queensland Children's Medical Research Institute, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia, School of Veterinary Science, The University of Queensland, Gatton, Australia
- Saipale Fuimaono
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Affiliation American Samoa Department of Health, Pago Pago, American Samoa
- Wayne Melrose
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Affiliation WHO Collaborating Centre for Lymphatic Filariasis, Soil-Transmitted Helminths, and other Neglected Tropical Diseases, Division of Tropical Health and Medicine, James Cook University, Cairns, Australia
- Patrick J. Lammie
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Affiliation Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Division of Parasitic Diseases and Malaria, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
- Patricia M. Graves
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Affiliation WHO Collaborating Centre for Lymphatic Filariasis, Soil-Transmitted Helminths, and other Neglected Tropical Diseases, Division of Tropical Health and Medicine, James Cook University, Cairns, Australia
Competing Interests
GLaxoSmithKline provided financial support for the WHO Collaborating Centre for Lymphatic Filariasis, Soil-Transmitted Helminths, and Other Neglected Tropical Diseases at James Cook University, Cairns, Australia (LB, WM, PMG). This does not alter our adherence to all PLOS NTDs policies on sharing data and materials. The funder had no role in study design, data collection and analysis, decision to publish, or preparation of the manuscript.
Author Contributions
Conceived and designed the experiments: CLL KYW LB RJSM SF PJL PMG. Performed the experiments: CLL KYW LB RJSM PMG. Analyzed the data: CLL KYW LB RJSM PJL PMG. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: CLL KYW LB RJSM WM PMG. Wrote the paper: CLL KYW LB RJSM PMG.