About the Authors

Jiufeng Sun

Affiliations Guangdong Provincial Institute of Public Health, Guangdong Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention. Guangzhou, China, Department of Parasitology, Zhongshan School of Medicine, Sun Yat-Sen University; Key Laboratory of Tropical Diseases Control, Sun Yat-sen University, Ministry of Education, Guangzhou, China

Yan Huang

Affiliation Department of Parasitology, Zhongshan School of Medicine, Sun Yat-Sen University; Key Laboratory of Tropical Diseases Control, Sun Yat-sen University, Ministry of Education, Guangzhou, China

Huaiqiu Huang

Affiliation Department of Dermatology and Venereology, The Third Affiliated Hospital Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China

Pei Liang

Affiliation Department of Parasitology, Zhongshan School of Medicine, Sun Yat-Sen University; Key Laboratory of Tropical Diseases Control, Sun Yat-sen University, Ministry of Education, Guangzhou, China

Xiaoyun Wang

Affiliation Department of Parasitology, Zhongshan School of Medicine, Sun Yat-Sen University; Key Laboratory of Tropical Diseases Control, Sun Yat-sen University, Ministry of Education, Guangzhou, China

Qiang Mao

Affiliation Department of Parasitology, Zhongshan School of Medicine, Sun Yat-Sen University; Key Laboratory of Tropical Diseases Control, Sun Yat-sen University, Ministry of Education, Guangzhou, China

Jingtao Men

Affiliation Department of Parasitology, Zhongshan School of Medicine, Sun Yat-Sen University; Key Laboratory of Tropical Diseases Control, Sun Yat-sen University, Ministry of Education, Guangzhou, China

Wenjun Chen

Affiliation Department of Parasitology, Zhongshan School of Medicine, Sun Yat-Sen University; Key Laboratory of Tropical Diseases Control, Sun Yat-sen University, Ministry of Education, Guangzhou, China

Chuanhuan Deng

Affiliation Department of Parasitology, Zhongshan School of Medicine, Sun Yat-Sen University; Key Laboratory of Tropical Diseases Control, Sun Yat-sen University, Ministry of Education, Guangzhou, China

Chenhui Zhou

Affiliation Department of Parasitology, Zhongshan School of Medicine, Sun Yat-Sen University; Key Laboratory of Tropical Diseases Control, Sun Yat-sen University, Ministry of Education, Guangzhou, China

Xiaoli Lv

Affiliation Department of Parasitology, Zhongshan School of Medicine, Sun Yat-Sen University; Key Laboratory of Tropical Diseases Control, Sun Yat-sen University, Ministry of Education, Guangzhou, China

Juanjuan Zhou

Affiliation Department of Parasitology, Zhongshan School of Medicine, Sun Yat-Sen University; Key Laboratory of Tropical Diseases Control, Sun Yat-sen University, Ministry of Education, Guangzhou, China

Fan Zhang

Affiliation Department of Parasitology, Zhongshan School of Medicine, Sun Yat-Sen University; Key Laboratory of Tropical Diseases Control, Sun Yat-sen University, Ministry of Education, Guangzhou, China

Ran Li

Affiliation Department of Parasitology, Zhongshan School of Medicine, Sun Yat-Sen University; Key Laboratory of Tropical Diseases Control, Sun Yat-sen University, Ministry of Education, Guangzhou, China

Yanli Tian

Affiliation Department of Parasitology, Zhongshan School of Medicine, Sun Yat-Sen University; Key Laboratory of Tropical Diseases Control, Sun Yat-sen University, Ministry of Education, Guangzhou, China

Huali Lei

Affiliation Department of Parasitology, Zhongshan School of Medicine, Sun Yat-Sen University; Key Laboratory of Tropical Diseases Control, Sun Yat-sen University, Ministry of Education, Guangzhou, China

Chi Liang

Affiliation Department of Parasitology, Zhongshan School of Medicine, Sun Yat-Sen University; Key Laboratory of Tropical Diseases Control, Sun Yat-sen University, Ministry of Education, Guangzhou, China

Xuchu Hu

Affiliation Department of Parasitology, Zhongshan School of Medicine, Sun Yat-Sen University; Key Laboratory of Tropical Diseases Control, Sun Yat-sen University, Ministry of Education, Guangzhou, China

Jin Xu

Affiliation Department of Parasitology, Zhongshan School of Medicine, Sun Yat-Sen University; Key Laboratory of Tropical Diseases Control, Sun Yat-sen University, Ministry of Education, Guangzhou, China

Xuerong Li

yuhxteam@163.com (XY); xuerongli@hotmail.com (XL)

Affiliation Department of Parasitology, Zhongshan School of Medicine, Sun Yat-Sen University; Key Laboratory of Tropical Diseases Control, Sun Yat-sen University, Ministry of Education, Guangzhou, China

XinbingYu

yuhxteam@163.com (XY); xuerongli@hotmail.com (XL)

Affiliation Department of Parasitology, Zhongshan School of Medicine, Sun Yat-Sen University; Key Laboratory of Tropical Diseases Control, Sun Yat-sen University, Ministry of Education, Guangzhou, China

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: XH JX X. Li XY. Performed the experiments: JS YH PL HH XW QM JM WC CD CZ X. Lv JZ FZ RL YT HL CL. Analyzed the data: JS X. Li XY. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: JS. Wrote the paper: JS X. Li YH XY.