About the Authors

Bamlaku Tadege

Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Writing – original draft

abelbamlaku@yahoo.com (BT); bruno.levecke@ugent.be (BL)

Affiliations School of Medicine, Hawassa University, Hawassa, Ethiopia, School of Medical Laboratory Sciences, Jimma University, Jimma, Ethiopia, Department of Translational Physiology, Infectiology and Public Health, Ghent University, Merelbeke, Belgium

Zeleke Mekonnen

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

Affiliations School of Medical Laboratory Sciences, Jimma University, Jimma, Ethiopia, Molecular Biology and NTDs Research Center, Jimma University, Jimma, Ethiopia

Daniel Dana

Roles Investigation, Writing – review & editing

Affiliations School of Medical Laboratory Sciences, Jimma University, Jimma, Ethiopia, Molecular Biology and NTDs Research Center, Jimma University, Jimma, Ethiopia

Bizuwarek Sharew

Roles Investigation, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation School of Medical Laboratory Sciences, Jimma University, Jimma, Ethiopia

Eden Dereje

Roles Investigation, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Molecular Biology and NTDs Research Center, Jimma University, Jimma, Ethiopia

Eskindir Loha

Roles Conceptualization, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

Affiliations Chr. Michelsen Institute, Bergen, Norway, Centre for International Health, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway

Jaco J. Verweij

Roles Investigation, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Microvida, Laboratory for Medical Microbiology and Immunology, Elisabeth-TweeSteden Hospital, Tilburg, The Netherlands

Stijn Casaert

Roles Conceptualization, Investigation, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Department of Translational Physiology, Infectiology and Public Health, Ghent University, Merelbeke, Belgium

Johnny Vlaminck

Roles Supervision, Visualization, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Department of Translational Physiology, Infectiology and Public Health, Ghent University, Merelbeke, Belgium

Mio Ayana

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

Affiliations School of Medical Laboratory Sciences, Jimma University, Jimma, Ethiopia, Department of Translational Physiology, Infectiology and Public Health, Ghent University, Merelbeke, Belgium, Molecular Biology and NTDs Research Center, Jimma University, Jimma, Ethiopia

Bruno Levecke

Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Funding acquisition, Investigation, Project administration, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

abelbamlaku@yahoo.com (BT); bruno.levecke@ugent.be (BL)

Affiliation Department of Translational Physiology, Infectiology and Public Health, Ghent University, Merelbeke, Belgium

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.