About the Authors

Victor A. Alegana

valegana@kemri-wellcome.org (VAA); anoor@kemri-wellcome.org (AMN)

Affiliations Spatial Health Metrics Group, Department of Public Health, KEMRI-Wellcome Trust, Nairobi, Kenya, Centre for Geographical Health Research, Geography and Environment, University of Southampton, Highfield Southampton, United Kingdom

Jim A. Wright

Affiliation Centre for Geographical Health Research, Geography and Environment, University of Southampton, Highfield Southampton, United Kingdom

Sami M. Nahzat

Affiliation National Malaria and Leishmaniasis Control Programme, Ministry of Public Health, Kabul, Afghanistan

Waqar Butt

Affiliation Malaria and Leishmaniasis, WHO Office, Kabul, Afghanistan

Amad W. Sediqi

Affiliation National Malaria and Leishmaniasis Control Programme, Ministry of Public Health, Kabul, Afghanistan

Naeem Habib

Affiliation Malaria and Leishmaniasis, WHO Office, Kabul, Afghanistan

Robert W. Snow

Affiliations Spatial Health Metrics Group, Department of Public Health, KEMRI-Wellcome Trust, Nairobi, Kenya, Centre for Tropical Medicine, Nuffield Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom

Peter M. Atkinson

Affiliation Centre for Geographical Health Research, Geography and Environment, University of Southampton, Highfield Southampton, United Kingdom

Abdisalan M. Noor

valegana@kemri-wellcome.org (VAA); anoor@kemri-wellcome.org (AMN)

Affiliations Spatial Health Metrics Group, Department of Public Health, KEMRI-Wellcome Trust, Nairobi, Kenya, Centre for Tropical Medicine, Nuffield Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom

Competing Interests

The authors would like to confirm that one of the co-authors, Dr. Abdisalan M. Noor, is a PLOS ONE Editorial Board member. This does not alter the authors’ adherence to PLOS ONE Editorial policies and criteria.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: VAA AMN RWS. Performed the experiments: VAA. Analyzed the data: VAA. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: VAA WB SMN AWS NH. Contributed to the writing of the manuscript: VAA PMA JW AMN RWS.