About the Authors

Yaya Camara

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

yscamara79.yc@gmail.com

Affiliation Epidemiology and Disease Control Department, Ministry of Health and Social Welfare, Kotu, The Gambia

Bakary Sanneh

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

Affiliation National Public Health Laboratories, Ministry of Health and Social Welfare, Kotu, The Gambia

Ebrima Joof

Roles Conceptualization, Investigation, Methodology, Supervision

Affiliation National Public Health Laboratories, Ministry of Health and Social Welfare, Kotu, The Gambia

Abdoulie M. Sanyang

Roles Conceptualization, Investigation, Methodology, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation National Public Health Laboratories, Ministry of Health and Social Welfare, Kotu, The Gambia

Sana M. Sambou

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

Affiliation Epidemiology and Disease Control Department, Ministry of Health and Social Welfare, Kotu, The Gambia

Alhagie Papa Sey

Roles Data curation, Formal analysis, Visualization

Affiliation National Public Health Laboratories, Ministry of Health and Social Welfare, Kotu, The Gambia

Fatou O. Sowe

Roles Investigation, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Health Management Information System, Ministry of Health and Social Welfare, Kotu, The Gambia

Amadou Woury Jallow

Roles Investigation, Supervision

Affiliation Epidemiology and Disease Control Department, Ministry of Health and Social Welfare, Kotu, The Gambia

Balla Jatta

Roles Supervision, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Epidemiology and Disease Control Department, Ministry of Health and Social Welfare, Kotu, The Gambia

Sharmila Lareef-Jah

Roles Funding acquisition, Resources, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation World Health Organisation technical support team; The Gambia Country Office, Inter-country Support Team, Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso

Sainey Sanneh

Roles Conceptualization, Methodology, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Health Research Directorate, Ministry of Health and Social Welfare, Kotu, The Gambia

Flobert Njiokou

Roles Funding acquisition, Investigation, Methodology, Resources, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation World Health Organisation technical support team; The Gambia Country Office, Inter-country Support Team, Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso

Abdoulie Jack

Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Validation, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Project Consultant (Retired), "Tranquil", West Coast Region, The Gambia

Serign Jawo Ceesay

Roles Conceptualization, Investigation, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Medical Research Council Laboratories, Bakau, The Gambia

Chinyere Ukaga

Roles Conceptualization, Supervision, Validation, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation World Health Organisation technical support team; The Gambia Country Office, Inter-country Support Team, Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.