About the Authors

Akinola S. Oluwole

Affiliation Department of Biological Sciences, Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta, Nigeria

Uwem F. Ekpo

ufekpo@hotmail.com

Affiliation Department of Biological Sciences, Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta, Nigeria

Dimitrios-Alexios Karagiannis-Voules

Affiliations Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute, Basel, Switzerland, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland

Eniola M. Abe

Affiliations Department of Biological Sciences, Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta, Nigeria, Department of Zoology, Federal University, Lafia, Nigeria

Francisca O. Olamiju

Affiliation Mission to Save the Helpless (MITOSATH), Jos, Nigeria

Sunday Isiyaku

Affiliation Sightsavers, Nigeria Country Office, Kaduna, Nigeria

Chukwu Okoronkwo

Affiliation Department of Public Health, Federal Ministry of Health, Abuja, Nigeria

Yisa Saka

Affiliation Department of Public Health, Federal Ministry of Health, Abuja, Nigeria

Obiageli J. Nebe

Affiliation Department of Public Health, Federal Ministry of Health, Abuja, Nigeria

Eka I. Braide

Affiliation Department of Zoology, Federal University, Lafia, Nigeria

Chiedu F. Mafiana

Affiliation National Universities Commission, Abuja, Nigeria

Jürg Utzinger

Affiliations Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute, Basel, Switzerland, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland

Penelope Vounatsou

Affiliations Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute, Basel, Switzerland, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: UFE CFM JU PV. Performed the experiments: EMA FOO SI CO YS OJN EIB ASO UFE DAKV. Analyzed the data: ASO UFE DAKV JU PV. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: DAKV PV. Wrote the paper: ASO UFE DAKV JU PV.