About the Authors

Theonest K. Mutabingwa

tk.bingwa@yahoo.com

Affiliations Department of Infectious and Tropical Diseases, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom, National Institute for Medical Research, Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania

Kandi Muze

Affiliations Muheza Designated District Hospital, Muheza, Tanga Region, Tanzania, Muhimbile Medical Centre, Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania

Rosalynn Ord

Affiliation Department of Infectious and Tropical Diseases, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom

Marnie Briceño

Affiliation Department of Genome Sciences, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, United States of America

Brian M. Greenwood

Affiliation Department of Infectious and Tropical Diseases, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom

Chris Drakeley

Affiliation Department of Infectious and Tropical Diseases, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom

Christopher J. M. Whitty

Affiliation Department of Infectious and Tropical Diseases, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom

Competing Interests

No authors have personal conflicts of interest. CW has received funds for investigator-initiated resarch from Pfizer and GSK.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: TM BG CJMW. Performed the experiments: TM KM RO MB CD CJMW. Analyzed the data: TM RO MB CD CJMW. Wrote the paper: TM KM RO BG CD CJMW.