About the Authors

Clara Menéndez

menendez@clinic.ub.es

Affiliations Barcelona Center for International Health Research (CRESIB) and Department of Pathology Hospital Clinic, Institut d'Investigacions Biomedicas August Pi i Sunyer (IDIBAPS), Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain, The Manhiça Health Research Center (CISM), Maputo, Mozambique

Azucena Bardají

Affiliations Barcelona Center for International Health Research (CRESIB) and Department of Pathology Hospital Clinic, Institut d'Investigacions Biomedicas August Pi i Sunyer (IDIBAPS), Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain, The Manhiça Health Research Center (CISM), Maputo, Mozambique

Betuel Sigauque

Affiliations The Manhiça Health Research Center (CISM), Maputo, Mozambique, National Directorate of Health and National Malaria Control Program, Ministry of Health, Maputo, Mozambique

Cleofé Romagosa

Affiliations Barcelona Center for International Health Research (CRESIB) and Department of Pathology Hospital Clinic, Institut d'Investigacions Biomedicas August Pi i Sunyer (IDIBAPS), Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain, The Manhiça Health Research Center (CISM), Maputo, Mozambique

Sergi Sanz

Affiliation Barcelona Center for International Health Research (CRESIB) and Department of Pathology Hospital Clinic, Institut d'Investigacions Biomedicas August Pi i Sunyer (IDIBAPS), Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain

Elisa Serra-Casas

Affiliation Barcelona Center for International Health Research (CRESIB) and Department of Pathology Hospital Clinic, Institut d'Investigacions Biomedicas August Pi i Sunyer (IDIBAPS), Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain

Eusebio Macete

Affiliations The Manhiça Health Research Center (CISM), Maputo, Mozambique, National Institute of Health, Ministry of Health, Maputo, Mozambique

Anna Berenguera

Affiliations Barcelona Center for International Health Research (CRESIB) and Department of Pathology Hospital Clinic, Institut d'Investigacions Biomedicas August Pi i Sunyer (IDIBAPS), Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain, The Manhiça Health Research Center (CISM), Maputo, Mozambique

Catarina David

Affiliations Barcelona Center for International Health Research (CRESIB) and Department of Pathology Hospital Clinic, Institut d'Investigacions Biomedicas August Pi i Sunyer (IDIBAPS), Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain, National Institute of Health, Ministry of Health, Maputo, Mozambique

Carlota Dobaño

Affiliations Barcelona Center for International Health Research (CRESIB) and Department of Pathology Hospital Clinic, Institut d'Investigacions Biomedicas August Pi i Sunyer (IDIBAPS), Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain, The Manhiça Health Research Center (CISM), Maputo, Mozambique

Denise Naniche

Affiliation Barcelona Center for International Health Research (CRESIB) and Department of Pathology Hospital Clinic, Institut d'Investigacions Biomedicas August Pi i Sunyer (IDIBAPS), Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain

Alfredo Mayor

Affiliation Barcelona Center for International Health Research (CRESIB) and Department of Pathology Hospital Clinic, Institut d'Investigacions Biomedicas August Pi i Sunyer (IDIBAPS), Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain

Jaume Ordi

Affiliation Barcelona Center for International Health Research (CRESIB) and Department of Pathology Hospital Clinic, Institut d'Investigacions Biomedicas August Pi i Sunyer (IDIBAPS), Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain

Inacio Mandomando

Affiliations The Manhiça Health Research Center (CISM), Maputo, Mozambique, National Institute of Health, Ministry of Health, Maputo, Mozambique

John J. Aponte

Affiliations Barcelona Center for International Health Research (CRESIB) and Department of Pathology Hospital Clinic, Institut d'Investigacions Biomedicas August Pi i Sunyer (IDIBAPS), Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain, The Manhiça Health Research Center (CISM), Maputo, Mozambique

Samuel Mabunda

Affiliation National Institute of Health, Ministry of Health, Maputo, Mozambique

Pedro L. Alonso

Affiliations Barcelona Center for International Health Research (CRESIB) and Department of Pathology Hospital Clinic, Institut d'Investigacions Biomedicas August Pi i Sunyer (IDIBAPS), Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain, The Manhiça Health Research Center (CISM), Maputo, Mozambique

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: JA CM PA CDobano ABardají. Performed the experiments: CM CDavid CR AM DN JO BS ES EM ABerenguera CDobano IM SM ABardají. Analyzed the data: JA CM SS ABardají. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: CR ES. Wrote the paper: JA CM PA CDavid CR AM DN JO BS SS ES EM ABerenguera CDobano IM SM ABardají.