About the Authors

Ahmed Idowu Omotayo

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

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Affiliations Molecular Entomology and Vector Control Research Laboratory, Department of Public Health and Epidemiology, Nigeria Institute of Medical Research, Yaba, Lagos, Nigeria, Department of Zoology, Faculty of Life Sciences, University of Ilorin, Ilorin, Kwara State, Nigeria

Musa Mustapha Dogara

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

Affiliation Department of Biological Sciences, Federal University Dutse, Dutse, Jigawa State, Nigeria

Danjuma Sufi

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

Affiliation Department of Biological Sciences, Federal University Dutse, Dutse, Jigawa State, Nigeria

Tasiu Shuaibu

Roles Conceptualization, Formal analysis, Investigation

Affiliation Department of Biological Sciences, Federal University Dutse, Dutse, Jigawa State, Nigeria

Joshua Balogun

Roles Data curation, Investigation, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Department of Biological Sciences, Federal University Dutse, Dutse, Jigawa State, Nigeria

Salwa Dawaki

Roles Conceptualization, Formal analysis, Investigation

Affiliation Department of Biological Sciences, Federal University Dutse, Dutse, Jigawa State, Nigeria

Bature Muktar

Roles Formal analysis, Investigation, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Department of Biological Sciences, Federal University Dutse, Dutse, Jigawa State, Nigeria

Kamoru Adeniyi

Roles Formal analysis, Investigation, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Department of Biological Sciences, Federal University Dutse, Dutse, Jigawa State, Nigeria

Nura Garba

Roles Data curation, Investigation, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Department of Biological Sciences, Federal University Dutse, Dutse, Jigawa State, Nigeria

Isah Namadi

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

Affiliation Department of Biological Sciences, Federal University Dutse, Dutse, Jigawa State, Nigeria

Hafiz Abdullahi Adam

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

Affiliation Department of Biological Sciences, Federal University Dutse, Dutse, Jigawa State, Nigeria

Shuaibu Adamu

Roles Data curation, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Department of Biological Sciences, Federal University Dutse, Dutse, Jigawa State, Nigeria

Hamza Abdullahi

Roles Investigation, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Department of Biological Sciences, Federal University Kashere, Gombe State, Nigeria

Abubakar Sulaiman

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

Affiliation Department of Biological Sciences, Federal University Dutse, Dutse, Jigawa State, Nigeria

Adedayo Olatunbosun Oduola

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

Affiliation Department of Zoology, Faculty of Life Sciences, University of Ilorin, Ilorin, Kwara State, Nigeria

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.