About the Authors

Sheila Akinyi Okoth

Affiliations Malaria Branch, Division of Parasitic Diseases and Malaria, Center for Global Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America, Atlanta Research and Education Foundation, Decatur, Georgia, United States of America

Joseph F. Abdallah

Affiliation Malaria Branch, Division of Parasitic Diseases and Malaria, Center for Global Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America

Nicolas Ceron

Affiliation Pan American Health Organization—Guyana, Georgetown, Guyana

Malti R. Adhin

Affiliation Department of Biochemistry, Anton de Kom (ADEK) University of Suriname, Paramaribo, Suriname

Javin Chandrabose

Affiliation Guyana Ministry of Health, Georgetown, Guyana

Karanchand Krishnalall

Affiliation Guyana Ministry of Health, Georgetown, Guyana

Curtis S. Huber

Affiliation Malaria Branch, Division of Parasitic Diseases and Malaria, Center for Global Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America

Ira F. Goldman

Affiliation Malaria Branch, Division of Parasitic Diseases and Malaria, Center for Global Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America

Alexandre Macedo de Oliveira

Affiliation Malaria Branch, Division of Parasitic Diseases and Malaria, Center for Global Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America

John W. Barnwell

Affiliation Malaria Branch, Division of Parasitic Diseases and Malaria, Center for Global Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America

Venkatachalam Udhayakumar

vxu0@cdc.gov

Affiliation Malaria Branch, Division of Parasitic Diseases and Malaria, Center for Global Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: NC MRA KK AMO JWB VU. Performed the experiments: SAO JFA JC CSH IFG. Analyzed the data: SAO JFA MRA KK CH IFG VU. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: NC MRA JC KK. Wrote the paper: SAO MRA IFG AMO JWB VU.