About the Authors

Samwel Gesase

Affiliation National Institute for Medical Research, Tanga Centre, Tanga, Tanzania

Roly D. Gosling

Roly.Gosling@gmail.com

Affiliation Department of Infectious and Tropical Diseases, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom

Ramadhan Hashim

Affiliation National Institute for Medical Research, Tanga Centre, Tanga, Tanzania

Rosalynn Ord

Affiliation Department of Infectious and Tropical Diseases, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom

Inbarani Naidoo

Affiliations Department of Infectious and Tropical Diseases, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom, Malaria Research Lead Programme, Medical Research Council, Durban, South Africa

Rashid Madebe

Affiliation National Institute for Medical Research, Tanga Centre, Tanga, Tanzania

Jacklin F. Mosha

Affiliation Kilimanjaro Christian Medical College, Moshi, Tanzani

Angel Joho

Affiliations National Institute for Medical Research, Tanga Centre, Tanga, Tanzania, Kilimanjaro Christian Medical College, Moshi, Tanzani

Victor Mandia

Affiliation National Institute for Medical Research, Tanga Centre, Tanga, Tanzania

Hedwiga Mrema

Affiliation National Institute for Medical Research, Tanga Centre, Tanga, Tanzania

Ephraim Mapunda

Affiliation National Institute for Medical Research, Tanga Centre, Tanga, Tanzania

Zacharia Savael

Affiliation National Institute for Medical Research, Tanga Centre, Tanga, Tanzania

Martha Lemnge

Affiliation National Institute for Medical Research, Tanga Centre, Tanga, Tanzania

Frank W. Mosha

Affiliation Kilimanjaro Christian Medical College, Moshi, Tanzani

Brian Greenwood

Affiliation Department of Infectious and Tropical Diseases, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom

Cally Roper

Affiliation Department of Infectious and Tropical Diseases, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom

Daniel Chandramohan

Affiliation Department of Infectious and Tropical Diseases, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: RDG BG CR DC. Performed the experiments: SG RDG RH RO IN RM JM AJ VM HM EM ZXS CR. Analyzed the data: SG RDG RH RO IN RM JM CR DC. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: RDG. Wrote the paper: SG RDG RH RO IN RM JM AJ VM HM EM ZXS MML FM BG CR DC.