About the Authors

Jane Jemeli Rutto

jjrutto@yahoo.co.uk

Affiliation Kenya Agricultural Research Institute, Trypanosomiasis Research Centre, Kikuyu, Kenya

Odipo Osano

Affiliation Chepkoilel University College, Moi University, School of Environmental Studies, Eldoret, Kenya

Elias Gitonga Thuranira

Affiliation Kenya Agricultural Research Institute, National Agricultural Research Laboratories, Nairobi, Kenya

Richard Kiptum Kurgat

Affiliation Kenya Agricultural Research Institute, Trypanosomiasis Research Centre, Kikuyu, Kenya

Victor Agab Omondi Odenyo

Affiliation Chepkoilel University College, Moi University, School of Environmental Studies, Eldoret, Kenya

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: JJR OO VAOO. Performed the experiments: JJR OO RKK EGT. Analyzed the data: JJR OO VAOO. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: RKK EGT. Wrote the paper: JJR OO VAOO.