About the Authors

Yohanna Kamabi Avong

yavong@gmail.com

Affiliation Institute of Human Virology, Abuja, Nigeria

Petros Isaakidis

Affiliation Médecins Sans Frontières, Operational Research Unit, Luxembourg City, Luxembourg

Sven Gudmund Hinderaker

Affiliation Centre for International Health, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway

Rafael Van den Bergh

Affiliation Médecins Sans Frontières, Operational Research Unit, Luxembourg City, Luxembourg

Engy Ali

Affiliation Médecins Sans Frontières, Operational Research Unit, Luxembourg City, Luxembourg

Bolajoko Oladunni Obembe

Affiliation Institute of Human Virology, Abuja, Nigeria

Ernest Ekong

Affiliation Institute of Human Virology, Abuja, Nigeria

Clement Adebamowo

Affiliations Institute of Human Virology, Abuja, Nigeria, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America

Nicaise Ndembi

Affiliation Institute of Human Virology, Abuja, Nigeria

James Okuma

Affiliation Institute of Human Virology, Abuja, Nigeria

Adeline Osakwe

Affiliation National Agency for Food and Drug Administration Control, Abuja, Nigeria

Olanrewaju Oladimeji

Affiliations Zankli Medical Centre, Abuja, Nigeria, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicines, Pembroke Place, Liverpool, United Kingdom

Gabriel Akang

Affiliation National Tuberculosis and Leprosy Control Program, Abuja, Nigeria

Joshua Olusegun Obasanya

Affiliation National Tuberculosis and Leprosy Control Program, Abuja, Nigeria

Osman Eltayeb

Affiliation Damien Foundation Belgium, Nigeria Project, Ibadan, Nigeria

Aderonke Vivian Agbaje

Affiliation Institute of Human Virology, Abuja, Nigeria

Alash’le Abimiku

Affiliation Institute of Human Virology, Abuja, Nigeria

Charles Olalekan Mensah

Affiliation Institute of Human Virology, Abuja, Nigeria

Patrick Sunday Dakum

Affiliation Institute of Human Virology, Abuja, Nigeria

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: YKA PI SGH RVDB OO BOO. Performed the experiments: YKA PI SGH RVDB OO BOO EE AO GA OE A. Abimiku PSD NN CA J. Obasanya. Analyzed the data: YKA PI SGH RVDB OO BOO J. Okuma EE AO GA OE A. Abimiku CM PSD NN CA. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: YKA PI SGH RVDB. Wrote the paper: YKA PI SGH RVDB EA BOO EE CA NN J. Okuma AO OO GA J. Obasanya OE A. Agbaje A. Abimiku COM PSD. Designed the Data Extracting sheet: BOO YKA. Gave permission for the use of data: PSD CM.