About the Authors
- Akinola S. Oluwole
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Affiliation Department of Biological Sciences, Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta, Nigeria
- Uwem F. Ekpo
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* E-mail: ufekpo@hotmail.com
Affiliation Department of Biological Sciences, Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta, Nigeria
- Dimitrios-Alexios Karagiannis-Voules
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Affiliations Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute, Basel, Switzerland, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland
- Eniola M. Abe
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Affiliations Department of Biological Sciences, Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta, Nigeria, Department of Zoology, Federal University, Lafia, Nigeria
- Francisca O. Olamiju
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Affiliation Mission to Save the Helpless (MITOSATH), Jos, Nigeria
- Sunday Isiyaku
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Affiliation Sightsavers, Nigeria Country Office, Kaduna, Nigeria
- Chukwu Okoronkwo
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Affiliation Department of Public Health, Federal Ministry of Health, Abuja, Nigeria
- Yisa Saka
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Affiliation Department of Public Health, Federal Ministry of Health, Abuja, Nigeria
- Obiageli J. Nebe
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Affiliation Department of Public Health, Federal Ministry of Health, Abuja, Nigeria
- Eka I. Braide
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Affiliation Department of Zoology, Federal University, Lafia, Nigeria
- Chiedu F. Mafiana
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Affiliation National Universities Commission, Abuja, Nigeria
- Jürg Utzinger
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Affiliations Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute, Basel, Switzerland, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland
- Penelope Vounatsou
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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.