About the Authors

Puspendra P. Singh

Affiliations Regional Medical Research Center for Tribals, Garha, Jabalpur Madhya Pradesh, India, National Institute of Malaria Research Field Unit, Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh, India

Naomi W. Lucchi

Affiliation Malaria Branch, Division of Parasitic Diseases and Malaria, Center for Global Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America

Anna Blackstock

Affiliations Malaria Branch, Division of Parasitic Diseases and Malaria, Center for Global Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America, Atlanta Research and Education Foundation/VA Medical Center, Decatur, Georgia, United States of America

Venkatachalam Udhayakumar

Affiliation Malaria Branch, Division of Parasitic Diseases and Malaria, Center for Global Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America

Neeru Singh

neeru.singh@gmail.com

Affiliations Regional Medical Research Center for Tribals, Garha, Jabalpur Madhya Pradesh, India, National Institute of Malaria Research Field Unit, Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh, India

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: PPS NS. Performed the experiments: PPS. Analyzed the data: PPS NWL VU AB NS. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: NWL VU NS. Wrote the paper: PPS NWL VU AB NS.