About the Authors

Monsuru Adeleke

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

monsuruadeleke@gmail.com

Affiliations Department of Animal and Environmental Biology, Osun State University, Osogbo, Nigeria, Federal University of Health Sciences, Ila Orangun, Nigeria

Olabanji Surakat

Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Funding acquisition, Investigation, Methodology, Supervision, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Department of Animal and Environmental Biology, Osun State University, Osogbo, Nigeria

Bertram Nwoke

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

Affiliation Department of Animal and Environmental Biology, Imo State University, Owerri, Nigeria

Kenneth Opara

Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Funding acquisition, Investigation, Methodology, Supervision, Validation, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Department of Animal and Environmental Biology, University of Uyo, Uyo, Nigeria

Hayward Mafuyai

Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Funding acquisition, Investigation, Methodology, Validation, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Department of Zoology, University of Jos, Jos, Nigeria

Zarat Iwalewa

Roles Investigation, Methodology, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Department of Animal and Environmental Biology, Osun State University, Osogbo, Nigeria

Oluwadamilare Ganiu Dauda

Roles Investigation, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Department of Animal and Environmental Biology, Osun State University, Osogbo, Nigeria

Quadri Adeshina

Roles Investigation, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Department of Animal and Environmental Biology, Osun State University, Osogbo, Nigeria

Ilias Awoniyi

Roles Investigation, Resources, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Department of Biochemistry, Osun State University, Osogbo, Nigeria

Murphy Nwoke

Roles Investigation, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Department of Animal and Environmental Biology, Imo State University, Owerri, Nigeria

Friday Chikezie

Roles Investigation, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Department of Animal and Environmental Biology, University of Uyo, Uyo, Nigeria

Clement Yaro

Roles Investigation, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Department of Animal and Environmental Biology, University of Uyo, Uyo, Nigeria

Francisca Olamiju

Roles Resources, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation MITOSATH, Jos, Nigeria

Emmanuel Emukah

Roles Resources, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation The Carter Center (TCC), Benin, Nigeria

Chukwuemeka Makata

Roles Resources, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Neglected Tropical Diseases Unit, Federal Ministry of Health, Abuja, Nigeria

Olaitan Omitola

Roles Formal analysis, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Federal University of Health Sciences, Ila Orangun, Nigeria

Ayodele Babalola

Roles Formal analysis, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Nigerian Institute of Medical Research, Yaba, Lagos, Nigeria

Benjamin Jacob

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

Affiliation Global Health Program, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida, United States of America

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.