About the Authors
- Ben J. Mans
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* E-mail: mansb@arc.agric.za
Affiliations Parasites, Vectors and Vector-borne Diseases, Agricultural Research Council-Onderstepoort Veterinary Institute, Onderstepoort, South Africa, The Department of Veterinary Tropical Diseases, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa
- Daniel de Klerk
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Affiliation Parasites, Vectors and Vector-borne Diseases, Agricultural Research Council-Onderstepoort Veterinary Institute, Onderstepoort, South Africa
- Ronel Pienaar
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Affiliation Parasites, Vectors and Vector-borne Diseases, Agricultural Research Council-Onderstepoort Veterinary Institute, Onderstepoort, South Africa
- Minique H. de Castro
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Affiliation The Biotechnology Platform, Agricultural Research Council-Onderstepoort Veterinary Institute, Onderstepoort, South Africa
- Abdalla A. Latif
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Affiliations Parasites, Vectors and Vector-borne Diseases, Agricultural Research Council-Onderstepoort Veterinary Institute, Onderstepoort, South Africa, The Department of Veterinary Tropical Diseases, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa
Competing Interests
B.J. Mans is currently serving on the Editorial Board of PLOS ONE. This does not alter the authors' adherence to all the PLOS ONE policies on sharing data and materials.
Author Contributions
Conceived and designed the experiments: BJM DDK RP MDC AAL. Performed the experiments: BJM DDK RP MDC AAL. Analyzed the data: BJM DDK RP MDC AAL. Wrote the paper: BJM DDK RP MDC AAL.