About the Authors

Tatiana M. Lopera-Mesa

Affiliation Laboratory of Malaria and Vector Research, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, United States of America

Neida K. Mita-Mendoza

Affiliations Laboratory of Malaria and Vector Research, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, United States of America, Departamento de Biomedicina Molecular, Centro de Investigación y Estudios Avanzados, México City, México

Diana L. van de Hoef

Affiliation Department of Microbiology, New York University School of Medicine, New York, New York, United States of America

Saibou Doumbia

Affiliation Malaria Research and Training Center, Faculty of Medicine, Pharmacy and Odontostomatology, University of Bamako, Bamako, Mali

Drissa Konaté

Affiliation Malaria Research and Training Center, Faculty of Medicine, Pharmacy and Odontostomatology, University of Bamako, Bamako, Mali

Mory Doumbouya

Affiliation Malaria Research and Training Center, Faculty of Medicine, Pharmacy and Odontostomatology, University of Bamako, Bamako, Mali

Wenjuan Gu

Affiliations SAIC-Frederick, Inc., NCI-Frederick, Frederick, Maryland, United States of America, Biostatistics Research Branch, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Rockville, Maryland, United States of America

Karim Traoré

Affiliation Malaria Research and Training Center, Faculty of Medicine, Pharmacy and Odontostomatology, University of Bamako, Bamako, Mali

Seidina A. S. Diakité

Affiliation Malaria Research and Training Center, Faculty of Medicine, Pharmacy and Odontostomatology, University of Bamako, Bamako, Mali

Alan T. Remaley

Affiliation Department of Laboratory Medicine, NIH Clinical Center, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, United States of America

Jennifer M. Anderson

Affiliation Laboratory of Malaria and Vector Research, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, United States of America

Ana Rodriguez

Affiliation Department of Microbiology, New York University School of Medicine, New York, New York, United States of America

Michael P. Fay

Affiliation Biostatistics Research Branch, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Rockville, Maryland, United States of America

Carole A. Long

Affiliation Laboratory of Malaria and Vector Research, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, United States of America

Mahamadou Diakité

Affiliation Malaria Research and Training Center, Faculty of Medicine, Pharmacy and Odontostomatology, University of Bamako, Bamako, Mali

Rick M. Fairhurst

rfairhurst@niaid.nih.gov

Affiliation Laboratory of Malaria and Vector Research, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, United States of America

Competing Interests

WG is affiliated with SAIC-Frederick, Inc., NCI-Frederick, Frederick, MD, USA. This does not alter the authors' adherence to all the PLOS ONE policies on sharing data and materials. All other authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: TML-M AR CAL RMF. Performed the experiments: TML-M NKM-M DvdH ATR. Analyzed the data: TML-M NKM-M WG MPF RMF. Wrote the paper: TML-M MPF RMF. Collected clinical data: SD DK MD KT SASD JMA MD.