About the Authors

Sebastien Kenmoe

Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Methodology, Project administration, Supervision, Validation, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Department of Virology, Centre Pasteur of Cameroon, Yaoundé, Cameroon

Serges Tchatchouang

Roles Data curation, Methodology, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Department of Virology, Centre Pasteur of Cameroon, Yaoundé, Cameroon

Jean Thierry Ebogo-Belobo

Roles Data curation, Methodology, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Medical Research Centre, Institut of Medical Research and Medicinal Plants Studies, Yaoundé, Cameroon

Aude Christelle Ka'e

Roles Data curation, Methodology, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Virology Department, Chantal Biya International Reference Centre, Yaoundé, Cameroon

Gadji Mahamat

Roles Data curation, Methodology, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Science, The University of Yaounde I, Yaoundé, Cameroon

Raïssa Estelle Guiamdjo Simo

Roles Data curation, Methodology, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Science, The University of Yaounde I, Yaoundé, Cameroon

Arnol Bowo-Ngandji

Roles Data curation, Methodology, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Science, The University of Yaounde I, Yaoundé, Cameroon

Cynthia Paola Demeni Emoh

Roles Data curation, Methodology, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Science, The University of Yaounde I, Yaoundé, Cameroon

Emmanuel Che

Roles Data curation, Methodology, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Vaccinology and Biobank, Chantal Biya International Reference Centre, Yaounde, Cameroon

Dimitri Tchami Ngongang

Roles Data curation, Methodology, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Science, The University of Yaounde I, Yaoundé, Cameroon

Marie Amougou-Atsama

Roles Data curation, Methodology, Writing – review & editing

Affiliations Department of Virology, Centre Pasteur of Cameroon, Yaoundé, Cameroon, Medical Research Centre, Institut of Medical Research and Medicinal Plants Studies, Yaoundé, Cameroon

Nathalie Diane Nzukui

Roles Data curation, Methodology, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation School of Health Sciences-Catholic University of Central Africa, Department of Medical Microbiology, Yaoundé, Cameroon

Chris Andre Mbongue Mikangue

Roles Data curation, Methodology, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Science, The University of Yaounde I, Yaoundé, Cameroon

Donatien Serge Mbaga

Roles Data curation, Methodology, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Science, The University of Yaounde I, Yaoundé, Cameroon

Sorel Kenfack

Roles Data curation, Methodology, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Science, The University of Yaounde I, Yaoundé, Cameroon

Sandrine Rachel Kingue Bebey

Roles Data curation, Methodology, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Science, The University of Yaounde I, Yaoundé, Cameroon

Nathalie Amvongo Adjia

Roles Data curation, Methodology, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Medical Research Centre, Institut of Medical Research and Medicinal Plants Studies, Yaoundé, Cameroon

Atembeh Noura Efietngab

Roles Data curation, Methodology, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Medical Research Centre, Institut of Medical Research and Medicinal Plants Studies, Yaoundé, Cameroon

Hervé Raoul Tazokong

Roles Data curation, Methodology, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Science, The University of Yaounde I, Yaoundé, Cameroon

Abdou Fatawou Modiyinji

Roles Data curation, Methodology, Writing – review & editing

Affiliations Department of Virology, Centre Pasteur of Cameroon, Yaoundé, Cameroon, Department of Animals Biology and Physiology, Faculty of Science, The University of Yaoundé I, Yaoundé, Cameroon

Cyprien Kengne-Nde

Roles Data curation, Formal analysis, Methodology, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Epidemiological Surveillance, Evaluation and Research Unit, National AIDS Control Committee, Yaoundé, Cameroon

Serge Alain Sadeuh-Mba

Roles Methodology, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Department of Virology, Centre Pasteur of Cameroon, Yaoundé, Cameroon

Richard Njouom

Roles Conceptualization, Project administration, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

njouom@pasteur-yaounde.org, njouom@yahoo.com

Affiliation Department of Virology, Centre Pasteur of Cameroon, Yaoundé, Cameroon

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.