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Competing Interests: Authors Beth Basseler and Xiao Liu are employees of SAIC Frederick, Inc. There are no patents, products in development or marketed products to declare. This does not alter the authors′ adherence to all the PLoS ONE policies on sharing data and materials. Funding: Funding for the Phidisa Project, the Phidisa I and II studies, and this substudy were provided by the South African National Defence Force, the United States National Institutes of Health and the United States Department of Defense. SAIC-Frederick, Inc. helped fund the study through the employment of Beth Basseler and Xiao Liu who contributed to the study.This project has been funded in whole or in part with federal funds from the National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, under contract no. HHSN261200800001E. The content of this publication does not necessarily reflect the views or policies of the Department of Health and Human Services, nor does mention of trade names, commercial products, or organizations imply endorsement by the U.S. Government. The funders had a role in study design, data collection and analysis, decision to publish, or preparation of the manuscript.