About the Authors

Gebremedhin Gebrezgabiher

gebruska2012@yahoo.com

Affiliations Jimma University, College of Health Sciences, P.O. Box 378, Jimma, Ethiopia, Samara University, College of Veterinary Medicine, P.O. Box 132, Samara, Ethiopia

Gebremedhin Romha

Affiliation Dilla University, College of Agriculture and Natural Resource, P.O. Box 419, Dilla, Ethiopia

Eyasu Ejeta

Affiliation Wollega University, College of Health Sciences, P.O. Box 395, Nekemte, Ethiopia

Getahun Asebe

Affiliation Gambella University, College of Agriculture and Natural Resource, P.O. Box 126, Gambella, Ethiopia

Endalew Zemene

Affiliation Jimma University, College of Health Sciences, P.O. Box 378, Jimma, Ethiopia

Gobena Ameni

Affiliation Addis Ababa University, Aklilu Lemma Institute of Pathobiology, P.O. Box 1176, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: GG GR EE GA EZ GA. Performed the experiments: GG GR EE GA EZ. Analyzed the data: GG GR EE EZ GA. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: GG GR EE GA EZ. Wrote the paper: GG GR EE GA EZ GA.