About the Authors

Jeanette T. Beaudry

Affiliations Laboratory of Malaria and Vector Research, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, United States of America, Nuffield Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom

Michael A. Krause

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

Seidina A. S. Diakite

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

Michael P. Fay

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

Gyan Joshi

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

Mahamadou Diakite

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

Nicholas J. White

Affiliation Mahidol-Oxford Tropical Diseases Research Unit, Faculty of Tropical Medicine, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand

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

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: JTB MAK RMF. Performed the experiments: JTB MAK SASD. Analyzed the data: JTB MPF GJ RMF. Wrote the paper: JTB RMF. Helped supervise laboratory and clinical work: MD NJW.