About the Authors

Beatrice Olack

bolack@kemricdc.org

Affiliation Kenya Medical Research Institute and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Collaboration (KEMRI-CDC), Nairobi, Kenya

Daniel R. Feikin

Affiliation Global Disease Detection Division, Kenya Office of the US Centers for Disease Control & Prevention, Nairobi, Kenya

Leonard O. Cosmas

Affiliation Global Disease Detection Division, Kenya Office of the US Centers for Disease Control & Prevention, Nairobi, Kenya

Kennedy O. Odero

Affiliation Kenya Medical Research Institute and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Collaboration (KEMRI-CDC), Nairobi, Kenya

George O. Okoth

Affiliation Kenya Medical Research Institute and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Collaboration (KEMRI-CDC), Nairobi, Kenya

Joel M. Montgomery

Affiliation Global Disease Detection Division, Kenya Office of the US Centers for Disease Control & Prevention, Nairobi, Kenya

Robert F. Breiman

Affiliation Global Disease Detection Division, Kenya Office of the US Centers for Disease Control & Prevention, Nairobi, Kenya

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: BO DF RB . Analyzed the data: BO DF RB LC JM. Wrote the paper: BO RB. Actively supported the fieldwork phase of the study: KO GO. Read, edited, and approved the final manuscript: BO DF LC KO GO JM RB.