About the Authors

Chika K. Onwuamah

chikaonwuamah@yahoo.com

Affiliation Human Virology Laboratory, Nigerian Institute of Medical Research, Lagos, Nigeria

Oliver C. Ezechi

Affiliation Clinical Sciences Division, Nigerian Institute of Medical Research, Lagos, Nigeria

Ebiere C. Herbertson

Affiliation Clinical Sciences Division, Nigerian Institute of Medical Research, Lagos, Nigeria

Rosemary A. Audu

Affiliation Human Virology Laboratory, Nigerian Institute of Medical Research, Lagos, Nigeria

Innocent A. O. Ujah

Affiliation Clinical Sciences Division, Nigerian Institute of Medical Research, Lagos, Nigeria

Peter G. C. Odeigah

Affiliation Department of Cell Biology & Genetics, Faculty of Science, University of Lagos, Akoka, Lagos, Nigeria

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: CKO PGCO. Performed the experiments: CKO ECH. Analyzed the data: CKO OCE ECH RAA IAOU PGCO. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: CKO OCE ECH RAA IAOU PGCO. Wrote the paper: CKO OCE ECH RAA IAOU PGCO.