About the Authors

Federica Giardina

Affiliations Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute, Basel, Switzerland, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland

Laura Gosoniu

Affiliations Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute, Basel, Switzerland, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland

Lassana Konate

Affiliation Faculté des Sciences et Techniques, UCAD Dakar, Sénégal

Mame Birame Diouf

Affiliation National Malaria Control Programme, Dakar, Sénégal

Robert Perry

Affiliation Center for Global Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America

Oumar Gaye

Affiliation Faculté de Médecine, Pharmacie et Odontologie, UCAD Dakar, Sénégal

Ousmane Faye

Affiliation Faculté des Sciences et Techniques, UCAD Dakar, Sénégal

Penelope Vounatsou

penelope.vounatsou@unibas.ch

Affiliations Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute, Basel, Switzerland, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Analyzed the data: FG PV. Wrote the paper: FG LG PV. Gave intellectual content and critically reviewed manuscript: LK RP OF MDB OG.