About the Authors

Kalifa Bojang

kbojang@mrc.gm

Affiliation Medical Research Council Laboratories, Banjul, The Gambia

Francis Akor

Affiliation Medical Research Council Laboratories, Banjul, The Gambia

Ousman Bittaye

Affiliation Medical Research Council Laboratories, Banjul, The Gambia

David Conway

Affiliation Medical Research Council Laboratories, Banjul, The Gambia

Christian Bottomley

Affiliation London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom

Paul Milligan

Affiliation London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom

Brian Greenwood

Affiliation 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: KB PJM BG. Performed the experiments: KB FA DC. Analyzed the data: KB FA OB CB PJM BG. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: OB DC. Wrote the paper: KB FA PJM BG.