About the Authors

Elizabeth H. Aitken

Affiliation Department of Medicine (RMH/WH), University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia

Bernard Mbewe

Affiliation Department of Community Health, College of Medicine, University of Malawi, Blantyre, Malawi

Mari Luntamo

Affiliation Department of International Health, School of Medicine, University of Tampere, Tampere, Finland

Teija Kulmala

Affiliation Department of International Health, School of Medicine, University of Tampere, Tampere, Finland

James G. Beeson

Affiliation Burnet Institute, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Per Ashorn

Affiliations Department of International Health, School of Medicine, University of Tampere, Tampere, Finland, Department of Paediatrics, Tampere University Hospital, Tampere, Finland

Stephen J. Rogerson

sroger@unimelb.edu.au

Affiliation Department of Medicine (RMH/WH), University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: SJR JGB PA BM. Performed the experiments: BM ML TK. Analyzed the data: BM ML TK. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: BM ML TK PA. Wrote the paper: EHA ML JGB PA SJR. Assisted in the revision of the paper: SJR EHA BM ML TK JGB PA. Approved the final draft: SJR EHA BM ML TK JGB PA.