About the Authors

Yu Rong Yang

yangyurong@hotmail.com

Affiliations Ningxia Medical University, Yinchuan, Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, People's Republic of China, Molecular Parasitology Laboratory, Queensland Institute of Medical Research, Brisbane, Australia, School of Population Health, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia

Gail M. Williams

Affiliation School of Population Health, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia

Philip S. Craig

Affiliation Biomedical Sciences Research Institute, School of Environment and Life Sciences, University of Salford, Salford, United Kingdom

Donald P. McManus

Affiliation Molecular Parasitology Laboratory, Queensland Institute of Medical Research, Brisbane, Australia

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: YRY PSC DPM. Performed the experiments: YRY. Analyzed the data: YRY GMW DPM. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: YRY GMW. Wrote the paper: YRY GMW DPM. Coordinated and managed the investigation teams: YRY PSC DPM.