About the Authors

Bamlaku Tadege

Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Writing – original draft

abelbamlaku@yahoo.com (BT); bruno.levecke@ugent.be (BL)

Affiliations School of Medical Laboratory Sciences, Hawassa University, Hawassa, Ethiopia, School of Medical Laboratory Sciences, Jimma University, Jimma, Ethiopia, Department of Translational Physiology, Infectiology and Public Health, Ghent University, Merelbeke, Belgium

Zeleke Mekonnen

Roles Conceptualization, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

Affiliations School of Medical Laboratory Sciences, Jimma University, Jimma, Ethiopia, Department of Translational Physiology, Infectiology and Public Health, Ghent University, Merelbeke, Belgium

Daniel Dana

Roles Investigation, Writing – review & editing

Affiliations School of Medical Laboratory Sciences, Jimma University, Jimma, Ethiopia, Department of Translational Physiology, Infectiology and Public Health, Ghent University, Merelbeke, Belgium

Abebaw Tiruneh

Roles Investigation, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation School of Medical Laboratory Sciences, Jimma University, Jimma, Ethiopia

Bizuwarek Sharew

Roles Investigation, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation School of Medical Laboratory Sciences, Jimma University, Jimma, Ethiopia

Eden Dereje

Roles Investigation, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Molecular Biology and NTDs Research Center, Jimma University, Jimma, Ethiopia

Eskindir Loha

Roles Conceptualization, Formal analysis, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

Affiliations Chr. Michelsen Institute, Bergen, Norway, Centre for International Health, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway

Mio Ayana

Roles Investigation, Writing – review & editing

Affiliations School of Medical Laboratory Sciences, Jimma University, Jimma, Ethiopia, Department of Translational Physiology, Infectiology and Public Health, Ghent University, Merelbeke, Belgium

Bruno Levecke

Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Funding acquisition, Project administration, Resources, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

abelbamlaku@yahoo.com (BT); bruno.levecke@ugent.be (BL)

Affiliation Department of Translational Physiology, Infectiology and Public Health, Ghent University, Merelbeke, Belgium

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.