About the Authors
- Christof David Vinnemeier
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* E-mail: vinnemeier@bni-hamburg.de
Affiliation Infectious Disease Epidemiology, Bernhard-Nocht-Institute for Tropical Medicine, Hamburg, Germany
- Norbert Georg Schwarz
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Affiliation Infectious Disease Epidemiology, Bernhard-Nocht-Institute for Tropical Medicine, Hamburg, Germany
- Nimako Sarpong
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Affiliation Kumasi Centre for Collaborative Research in Tropical Medicine, Kumasi, Ghana
- Wibke Loag
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Affiliation Infectious Disease Epidemiology, Bernhard-Nocht-Institute for Tropical Medicine, Hamburg, Germany
- Samuel Acquah
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Affiliation Kumasi Centre for Collaborative Research in Tropical Medicine, Kumasi, Ghana
- Bernard Nkrumah
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Affiliation Kumasi Centre for Collaborative Research in Tropical Medicine, Kumasi, Ghana
- Frank Huenger
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Affiliations Kumasi Centre for Collaborative Research in Tropical Medicine, Kumasi, Ghana, Institute for Transfusion Medicine, Laboratory Medicine and Medical Microbiology, Dortmund, Germany
- Yaw Adu-Sarkodie
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Affiliation School of Medical Sciences, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana
- Jürgen May
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Affiliation Infectious Disease Epidemiology, Bernhard-Nocht-Institute for Tropical Medicine, Hamburg, Germany
Competing Interests
The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.
Author Contributions
Conceived and designed the experiments: JM YAS. Performed the experiments: CDV NS SA BN FH. Analyzed the data: CDV NGS WL. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: NS WL SA BN FH. Wrote the paper: CDV NGS JM. Design and coordination of the study: JM YAS.