About the Authors

Giovanna Raso

Giovanna.Raso@gmail.com

Affiliations Département Environnement et Santé, Centre Suisse de Recherches Scientifiques, Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire, Swiss Tropical Institute, Basel, Switzerland, Molecular Parasitology Laboratory, Queensland Institute of Medical Research, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

Yuesheng Li

Affiliations Molecular Parasitology Laboratory, Queensland Institute of Medical Research, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, Hunan Institute of Parasitic Diseases, WHO Collaborating Centre for Research and Control on Schistosomiasis in Lake Region, Yueyang, Hunan Province, People's Republic of China

Zhengyuan Zhao

Affiliations Hunan Institute of Parasitic Diseases, WHO Collaborating Centre for Research and Control on Schistosomiasis in Lake Region, Yueyang, Hunan Province, People's Republic of China, School of Public Health, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan Province, People's Republic of China

Julie Balen

Affiliations Molecular Parasitology Laboratory, Queensland Institute of Medical Research, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, School of Population Health, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, Centre for Non-Traditional Security Studies, S. Rajaratnam School of International Relations, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, Singapore

Gail M. Williams

Affiliation School of Population Health, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

Donald P. McManus

Affiliation Molecular Parasitology Laboratory, Queensland Institute of Medical Research, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Analyzed the data: GR. Wrote the paper: GR. Interpreted the data and edited the manuscript: YL ZZ JB GMW DPM.