About the Authors

Kennady K. Bullock

Roles Formal analysis, Investigation, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, Tennessee, United States of America

Carrie L. Shaffer

Roles Formal analysis, Investigation, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Department of Veterinary Science, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky, United States of America

Andrew W. Brooks

Roles Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Vanderbilt Genetics Institute, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, Tennessee, United States of America

Ousman Secka

Roles Methodology, Resources, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Medical Research Council Unit The Gambia, Banjul, The Gambia

Mark H. Forsyth

Roles Methodology, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Department of Biology, The College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, Virginia, United States of America

Mark S. McClain

Roles Conceptualization, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, Tennessee, United States of America

Timothy L. Cover

Roles Conceptualization, Funding acquisition, Investigation, Project administration, Resources, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

timothy.l.cover@vanderbilt.edu

Affiliations Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, Tennessee, United States of America, Department of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, Tennessee, United States of America, Veterans Affairs Tennessee Valley Healthcare System, Nashville, Tennessee, United States of America

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.