About the Authors

Kim-Sung Lee

Affiliation Malaria Research Centre, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, University Malaysia Sarawak, Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia

Paul C. S. Divis

Affiliation Malaria Research Centre, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, University Malaysia Sarawak, Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia

Siti Khatijah Zakaria

Affiliation Malaria Research Centre, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, University Malaysia Sarawak, Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia

Asmad Matusop

Affiliation Sarawak State Health Department, Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia

Roynston A. Julin

Affiliation Malaria Research Centre, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, University Malaysia Sarawak, Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia

David J. Conway

Affiliation Department of Pathogen Molecular Biology, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom

Janet Cox-Singh

Affiliations Malaria Research Centre, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, University Malaysia Sarawak, Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia, Centre for Infection, St. George's University of London, London, United Kingdom

Balbir Singh

bskhaira55@gmail.com

Affiliation Malaria Research Centre, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, University Malaysia Sarawak, Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: KSL DJC JCS BS. Performed the experiments: KSL PCSD SKZ RAJ. Analyzed the data: KSL PCSD SKZ DJC BS. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: AM. Wrote the paper: KSL DJC JCS BS. Organized trapping and collection of macaque blood samples: AM. Assisted in securing permits for trapping wild macaques and in organising and supervising staff of Sarawak Health Department in obtaining macaque and human blood samples: AM.