About the Authors

Marije Baan

Affiliations Department of Parasitology, Leiden University Medical Centre, Leiden, The Netherlands, Faculty of Health, Medicine and Life Science, Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands

Hashini Nilushika Galappaththi-Arachchige

Affiliations Norwegian Centre for Imported and Tropical Diseases, Department of Infectious Diseases, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway, Faculty of Medicine, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway

Silindile Gagai

Affiliation Discipline of Public Health Medicine, Nelson R Mandela School of Medicine, College of Health Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa

Christine G. Aurlund

Affiliation Norwegian Centre for Imported and Tropical Diseases, Department of Infectious Diseases, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway

Birgitte J. Vennervald

Affiliation Section for Parasitology and Aquatic Diseases, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark

Myra Taylor

Affiliation Discipline of Public Health Medicine, Nelson R Mandela School of Medicine, College of Health Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa

Lisette van Lieshout

Affiliation Department of Parasitology, Leiden University Medical Centre, Leiden, The Netherlands

Eyrun F. Kjetland

e.f.kjetland@medisin.uio.no

Affiliations Norwegian Centre for Imported and Tropical Diseases, Department of Infectious Diseases, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway, Discipline of Public Health Medicine, Nelson R Mandela School of Medicine, College of Health Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: MB HNGA SG BJV MT LvL EFK. Performed the experiments: MB HNGA SG BJV MT LvL EFK. Analyzed the data: MB HNGA SG BJV MT LvL EFK. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: MB HNGA SG BJV MT LvL EFK. Wrote the paper: MB HNGA SG CGA BJV MT LvL EFK.