About the Authors

Sheila Mwangala

sheilamwangala@yahoo.com

Affiliations Virology Laboratory, Department of Pathology and Microbiology, University Teaching Hospital, Lusaka, Zambia, Centre for International Health, Department of Global Public Health and Primary Care, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway

Karen M. Moland

Affiliation Centre for International Health, Department of Global Public Health and Primary Care, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway

Hope C. Nkamba

Affiliation Virology Laboratory, Department of Pathology and Microbiology, University Teaching Hospital, Lusaka, Zambia

Kunda G. Musonda

Affiliations Virology Laboratory, Department of Pathology and Microbiology, University Teaching Hospital, Lusaka, Zambia, Pathogen Molecular Biology Department, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, University of London, London, United Kingdom

Mwaka Monze

Affiliation Virology Laboratory, Department of Pathology and Microbiology, University Teaching Hospital, Lusaka, Zambia

Katoba K. Musukwa

Affiliation Virology Laboratory, Department of Pathology and Microbiology, University Teaching Hospital, Lusaka, Zambia

Knut Fylkesnes

Affiliations Centre for International Health, Department of Global Public Health and Primary Care, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway, Department of Public Health, School of Medicine, University of Zambia, Lusaka, Zambia

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: SM HCN KGM MM KF. Performed the experiments: SM HCN. Analyzed the data: SM KMM HCN KGM KF. Wrote the paper: SM KMM HCN KGM MM KKM KF.