About the Authors

Geoffrey L. Johnston

Affiliations Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, New York, United States of America, School of International and Public Affairs, Columbia University, New York, New York, United States of America, Bloomberg School of Public Health, John Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America

David L. Smith

dlsmith@jhsph.edu (DLS); df2260@columbia.edu (DAF)

Affiliation Bloomberg School of Public Health, John Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America

David A. Fidock

dlsmith@jhsph.edu (DLS); df2260@columbia.edu (DAF)

Affiliations Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, New York, United States of America, Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, New York, United States of America

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: GLJ DLS DAF. Performed the experiments: GLJ. Analyzed the data: GLJ DLS DAF. Wrote the paper: GLJ DLS DAF.