About the Authors

Hugues C. Nana-Djeunga

Affiliations Centre for Research on Filariasis and other Tropical Diseases, Yaoundé, Cameroon, Parasitology and Ecology Laboratory, Department of Animal Biology and Physiology, Faculty of Science, University of Yaoundé 1, Yaoundé, Cameroon

Magellan Tchouakui

Affiliations Centre for Research on Filariasis and other Tropical Diseases, Yaoundé, Cameroon, Parasitology and Ecology Laboratory, Department of Animal Biology and Physiology, Faculty of Science, University of Yaoundé 1, Yaoundé, Cameroon

Guy R. Njitchouang

Affiliation Centre for Research on Filariasis and other Tropical Diseases, Yaoundé, Cameroon

Jules B. Tchatchueng-Mbougua

Affiliation Centre for Research on Filariasis and other Tropical Diseases, Yaoundé, Cameroon

Philippe Nwane

Affiliation Centre for Research on Filariasis and other Tropical Diseases, Yaoundé, Cameroon

André Domche

Affiliations Centre for Research on Filariasis and other Tropical Diseases, Yaoundé, Cameroon, Parasitology and Ecology Laboratory, Department of Animal Biology and Physiology, Faculty of Science, University of Yaoundé 1, Yaoundé, Cameroon

Jean Bopda

Affiliation Centre for Research on Filariasis and other Tropical Diseases, Yaoundé, Cameroon

Stève Mbickmen-Tchana

Affiliation Centre for Research on Filariasis and other Tropical Diseases, Yaoundé, Cameroon

Julie Akame

Affiliation Helen Keller International, Yaoundé, Cameroon

Ann Tarini

Affiliation Helen Keller International, Yaoundé, Cameroon

Emilienne Epée

Affiliation Ministry of Public Health, Yaoundé, Cameroon

Benjamin D. Biholong

Affiliation Ministry of Public Health, Yaoundé, Cameroon

Yaobi Zhang

Affiliation Helen Keller International, Regional Office for Africa, Dakar, Senegal

Jean J. Tougoue

Affiliation RTI International, Washington, D.C., United States of America

Achille Kabore

Affiliation RTI International, Washington, D.C., United States of America

Flobert Njiokou

Affiliation Parasitology and Ecology Laboratory, Department of Animal Biology and Physiology, Faculty of Science, University of Yaoundé 1, Yaoundé, Cameroon

Joseph Kamgno

kamgno@crfilmt.org

Affiliations Centre for Research on Filariasis and other Tropical Diseases, Yaoundé, Cameroon, Faculty of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University of Yaoundé 1, Yaoundé, Cameroon

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceptualization: HCND JK YZ. Data curation: HCND JBTM JK. Formal analysis: HCND JBTM JK. Funding acquisition: JK. Investigation: HCND MT GRN JBTM PN AD JB SMT JK. Methodology: HCND JK YZ. Project administration: JK. Resources: HCND JK YZ JJT AK. Supervision: JK. Writing – original draft: HCND JK. Writing – review & editing: HCND MT GRN JBTM PN AD JB SMT JA AT BDB EE YZ JJT AK FN JK.