About the Authors

Jutharat Kulsantiwong

Affiliation Food-Borne Parasite Research Group, Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen, Thailand

Sattrachai Prasopdee

Affiliation Food-Borne Parasite Research Group, Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen, Thailand

Jiraporn Ruangsittichai

Affiliation Department of Medical Entomology, Faculty of Tropical Medicine, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand

Wipaporn Ruangjirachuporn

Affiliation Food-Borne Parasite Research Group, Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen, Thailand

Thidarut Boonmars

Affiliation Food-Borne Parasite Research Group, Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen, Thailand

Vithoon Viyanant

Affiliation Center of Excellence for Research in Biomedical Sciences, and Thailand Center of Excellence on Drug Discovery and Development, Thammasat University, Klongluang, Pathumthani, Thailand

Paola Pierossi

Affiliation Biodiversity Institute of Ontario, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada

Paul D. N. Hebert

Affiliation Biodiversity Institute of Ontario, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada

Smarn Tesana

smarn_te@kku.ac.th

Affiliation Food-Borne Parasite Research Group, Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen, Thailand

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: JK ST WR TB VV JR. Performed the experiments: JK. Analyzed the data: JK SP JR TB PP. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: JK SP PP PDNH. Wrote the manuscript: JK ST VV PP PDNH. Collected specimens: SP. Commentation: WR TB.