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Parasite specific 7SL-derived small RNA is an effective target for diagnosis of active trypanosomiasis infection

• Stephen M. Chiweshe ,

  Roles Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Validation, Visualization, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  ¶‡ SC and PS share first authorship on this work. FG and LM are joint senior authors on this work.

  Affiliation The Roslin Institute, Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies, University of Edinburgh, Easter Bush, Midlothian, United Kingdom

  ORCID logo http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7902-2365

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• Pieter C. Steketee ,

  Roles Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Visualization, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  ¶‡ SC and PS share first authorship on this work. FG and LM are joint senior authors on this work.

  Affiliation The Roslin Institute, Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies, University of Edinburgh, Easter Bush, Midlothian, United Kingdom

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• Siddharth Jayaraman,

  Roles Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Visualization, Writing – original draft

  Affiliation The Roslin Institute, Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies, University of Edinburgh, Easter Bush, Midlothian, United Kingdom

  ORCID logo http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1524-2232

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• Edith Paxton,

  Roles Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology

  Affiliation The Roslin Institute, Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies, University of Edinburgh, Easter Bush, Midlothian, United Kingdom

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• Kyriaki Neophytou,

  Roles Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology

  Affiliation Institute of Immunology and Infection Research, School of Biological Sciences, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom

  ORCID logo http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4311-9776

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• Heidi Erasmus,

  Roles Investigation, Methodology

  Affiliation Clinvet Research Innovation, Uitzich Road, Bainsvlei, Bloemfontein, South Africa

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• Michel Labuschagne,

  Roles Investigation, Methodology

  Affiliation Clinvet Research Innovation, Uitzich Road, Bainsvlei, Bloemfontein, South Africa

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• Anneli Cooper,

  Roles Investigation, Methodology

  Affiliation Wellcome Centre for Molecular Parasitology, Institute of Biodiversity, Animal Health and Comparative Medicine, College of Medical, Veterinary & Life Sciences, Bearsden Road, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, United Kingdom

  ORCID logo http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1159-142X

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• Annette MacLeod,

  Roles Investigation, Methodology

  Affiliation Wellcome Centre for Molecular Parasitology, Institute of Biodiversity, Animal Health and Comparative Medicine, College of Medical, Veterinary & Life Sciences, Bearsden Road, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, United Kingdom

  ORCID logo http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0150-5049

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• Finn E. Grey ,

  Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Funding acquisition, Investigation, Methodology, Project administration, Resources, Supervision, Validation, Visualization, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  ¶‡ SC and PS share first authorship on this work. FG and LM are joint senior authors on this work.

  Affiliation The Roslin Institute, Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies, University of Edinburgh, Easter Bush, Midlothian, United Kingdom

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• Liam J. Morrison

  Roles Conceptualization, Formal analysis, Funding acquisition, Investigation, Methodology, Project administration, Resources, Supervision, Validation, Visualization, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  * E-mail: Liam.Morrison@roslin.ed.ac.uk

  ¶‡ SC and PS share first authorship on this work. FG and LM are joint senior authors on this work.

  Affiliation The Roslin Institute, Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies, University of Edinburgh, Easter Bush, Midlothian, United Kingdom

  ORCID logo http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8304-9066

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