About the Authors

Sofonias K. Tessema

sofoniaskifle@gmail.com

Affiliation Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Addis Ababa University, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Moges Kassa

Affiliation Ethiopian Public Health Institute, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Amha Kebede

Affiliation Ethiopian Public Health Institute, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Hussein Mohammed

Affiliation Ethiopian Public Health Institute, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Gemechu Tadesse Leta

Affiliation Ethiopian Public Health Institute, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Adugna Woyessa

Affiliation Ethiopian Public Health Institute, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Geremew Tasew Guma

Affiliation Ethiopian Public Health Institute, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Beyene Petros

Affiliation Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Addis Ababa University, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: MK AK BP GTL AW. Performed the experiments: SKT MK HM GTL. Analyzed the data: SKT MK AK BP. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: AK GTG AW. Wrote the paper: SKT MK AW AK BP.