About the Authors

Joanne G. Lisciandro

joannel@ichr.uwa.edu.au

Affiliations Telethon Institute for Child Health Research, Centre for Child Health Research, University of Western Australia, Perth, Australia, School of Paediatrics and Child Health, University of Western Australia, Perth, Australia

Susan L. Prescott

Affiliation School of Paediatrics and Child Health, University of Western Australia, Perth, Australia

Marie G. Nadal-Sims

Affiliation Telethon Institute for Child Health Research, Centre for Child Health Research, University of Western Australia, Perth, Australia

Catherine J. Devitt

Affiliation Telethon Institute for Child Health Research, Centre for Child Health Research, University of Western Australia, Perth, Australia

William Pomat

Affiliation Papua New Guinea Institute of Medical Research, Goroka, Papua New Guinea

Peter M. Siba

Affiliation Papua New Guinea Institute of Medical Research, Goroka, Papua New Guinea

Meri C. Tulic

Affiliation School of Paediatrics and Child Health, University of Western Australia, Perth, Australia

Patrick G. Holt

Affiliation Telethon Institute for Child Health Research, Centre for Child Health Research, University of Western Australia, Perth, Australia

Deborah Strickland

Affiliation Telethon Institute for Child Health Research, Centre for Child Health Research, University of Western Australia, Perth, Australia

Anita H. J. van den Biggelaar

Current address: Crucell, Leiden, The Netherlands

Affiliation Telethon Institute for Child Health Research, Centre for Child Health Research, University of Western Australia, Perth, Australia

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: AB. Performed the experiments: JL MNS CD. Analyzed the data: AB JL. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: AB MT. Wrote the paper: JL AB. Contributed to optimization experiments: MT JL MNS. Facilitated the research: PH PS. Contributed to collection of field data: AB WP JL MNS CD. Interpretation of data: AB JL DS SP. Contributed to review and editing of manuscript: AB SP DS.