About the Authors

Amary Fall

Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Methodology, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Virology Department, Institute Pasteur of Dakar, Dakar, Senegal

Sebastien Kenmoe

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

kenmoe@pasteur-yaounde.org (SK); njouom@pasteur-yaounde.org (RN)

Affiliations Virology Department, Centre Pasteur of Cameroon, Yaounde, Cameroon, Department of Microbiology and Parasitology, University of Buea, Buea, Cameroon

Jean Thierry Ebogo-Belobo

Roles Data curation, Methodology, Validation, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Medical Research Centre, Institute of Medical Research and Medicinal Plants Studies, Yaounde, Cameroon

Donatien Serge Mbaga

Roles Data curation, Methodology, Validation, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Department of Microbiology, The University of Yaounde I, Yaounde, Cameroon

Arnol Bowo-Ngandji

Roles Data curation, Methodology, Validation, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Department of Microbiology, The University of Yaounde I, Yaounde, Cameroon

Joseph Rodrigue Foe-Essomba

Roles Data curation, Methodology, Validation, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Camdiagnostic, Ministry of Scientific Research and Innovation, Yaounde, Cameroon

Serges Tchatchouang

Roles Data curation, Methodology, Validation, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Bacteriology Department, Centre Pasteur of Cameroon, Yaounde, Cameroon

Marie Amougou Atsama

Roles Data curation, Methodology, Validation, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Centre de Recherche sur les Maladies Émergentes et Re-Emergentes, Institut de Recherches Médicales et d’Etudes des Plantes Médicinales, Yaounde, Cameroon

Jacqueline Félicité Yéngué

Roles Data curation, Methodology, Validation, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Department of Animals Biology and Physiology, The University of Yaounde I, Yaounde, Cameroon

Raoul Kenfack-Momo

Roles Data curation, Methodology, Validation, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Department of Biochemistry, The University of Yaounde I, Yaounde, Cameroon

Alfloditte Flore Feudjio

Roles Data curation, Methodology, Validation, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Department of Biochemistry, The University of Yaounde I, Yaounde, Cameroon

Alex Durand Nka

Roles Data curation, Methodology, Validation, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Virology Laboratory, Chantal Biya International Reference Center for Research on HIV/AIDS Prevention and Management, Yaounde, Cameroon

Chris Andre Mbongue Mikangue

Roles Data curation, Methodology, Validation, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Department of Microbiology, The University of Yaounde I, Yaounde, Cameroon

Jean Bosco Taya-Fokou

Roles Data curation, Methodology, Validation, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Department of Microbiology, The University of Yaounde I, Yaounde, Cameroon

Jeannette Nina Magoudjou-Pekam

Roles Data curation, Methodology, Validation, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Department of Biochemistry, The University of Yaounde I, Yaounde, Cameroon

Efietngab Atembeh Noura

Roles Data curation, Methodology, Validation, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Medical Research Centre, Institute of Medical Research and Medicinal Plants Studies, Yaounde, Cameroon

Cromwel Zemnou-Tepap

Roles Data curation, Methodology, Validation, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Department of Biochemistry, The University of Yaounde I, Yaounde, Cameroon

Dowbiss Meta-Djomsi

Roles Data curation, Methodology, Validation, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Centre de Recherche sur les Maladies Émergentes et Re-Emergentes, Institut de Recherches Médicales et d’Etudes des Plantes Médicinales, Yaounde, Cameroon

Martin Maïdadi-Foudi

Roles Data curation, Methodology, Validation, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Centre de Recherche sur les Maladies Émergentes et Re-Emergentes, Institut de Recherches Médicales et d’Etudes des Plantes Médicinales, Yaounde, Cameroon

Ginette Irma Kame-Ngasse

Roles Data curation, Methodology, Validation, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Medical Research Centre, Institute of Medical Research and Medicinal Plants Studies, Yaounde, Cameroon

Inès Nyebe

Roles Data curation, Methodology, Validation, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Department of Microbiology, The University of Yaounde I, Yaounde, Cameroon

Larissa Gertrude Djukouo

Roles Data curation, Methodology, Validation, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Department of Biochemistry, The University of Yaounde I, Yaounde, Cameroon

Landry Kengne Gounmadje

Roles Data curation, Methodology, Validation, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Department of Biochemistry, The University of Yaounde I, Yaounde, Cameroon

Dimitri Tchami Ngongang

Roles Data curation, Methodology, Validation, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Department of Microbiology, The University of Yaounde I, Yaounde, Cameroon

Martin Gael Oyono

Roles Data curation, Methodology, Validation, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Department of Animals Biology and Physiology, The University of Yaounde I, Yaounde, Cameroon

Cynthia Paola Demeni Emoh

Roles Data curation, Methodology, Validation, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Department of Microbiology, The University of Yaounde I, Yaounde, Cameroon

Hervé Raoul Tazokong

Roles Data curation, Methodology, Validation, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Department of Microbiology, The University of Yaounde I, Yaounde, Cameroon

Gadji Mahamat

Roles Data curation, Methodology, Validation, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Department of Microbiology, The University of Yaounde I, Yaounde, Cameroon

Cyprien Kengne-Ndé

Roles Data curation, Methodology, Validation, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Research Monitoring and Planning Unit, National Aids Control Committee, Douala, Cameroon

Serge Alain Sadeuh-Mba

Roles Data curation, Methodology, Validation, Writing – review & editing

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

Ndongo Dia

Roles Methodology, Validation, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Virology Department, Institute Pasteur of Dakar, Dakar, Senegal

Giuseppina La Rosa

Roles Methodology, Validation, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Department of Environment and Health, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Rome, Italy

Lucy Ndip

Roles Methodology, Validation, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Department of Microbiology and Parasitology, University of Buea, Buea, Cameroon

Richard Njouom

Roles Conceptualization, Methodology, Project administration, Validation, Writing – review & editing

kenmoe@pasteur-yaounde.org (SK); njouom@pasteur-yaounde.org (RN)

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

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.