About the Authors

Alhassan Mohammed Yakubu

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

alhassankasul@yahoo.com

Affiliations Department of Medical Biochemistry, School of Biomedical and Allied Health Sciences, University of Ghana, Accra, Ghana, Public Health Division, 37 Military Hospital, Accra, Ghana

Nii Ayite Aryee

Roles Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Department of Medical Biochemistry, School of Biomedical and Allied Health Sciences, University of Ghana, Accra, Ghana

Evelyn Yayra Bonney

Roles Formal analysis, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Virology Department, Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research, University of Ghana, Accra, Ghana

Erasmus Nikoi Kotey

Roles Formal analysis, Writing – original draft

Affiliations Virology Department, Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research, University of Ghana, Accra, Ghana, Department of Biochemistry, Cell and Molecular Biology, University of Ghana, Accra, Ghana, U.S. Naval Medical Research Unit–No. 3 (NAMRU-3) Ghana Detachment, Accra, Ghana

Joseph Humphrey Kofi Bonney

Roles Writing – review & editing

Affiliations Virology Department, Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research, University of Ghana, Accra, Ghana, U.S. Naval Medical Research Unit–No. 3 (NAMRU-3) Ghana Detachment, Accra, Ghana

Michael R. Wiley

Roles Writing – review & editing

Affiliation College of Public Health, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska, United States of America

Catherine B. Pratt

Roles Writing – review & editing

Affiliation College of Public Health, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska, United States of America

Grace Korkor Ababio

Roles Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Department of Medical Biochemistry, School of Biomedical and Allied Health Sciences, University of Ghana, Accra, Ghana

Shieley Nimo-Paintsil

Roles Writing – review & editing

Affiliation U.S. Naval Medical Research Unit–No. 3 (NAMRU-3) Ghana Detachment, Accra, Ghana

Naiki Puplampu

Roles Writing – review & editing

Affiliation U.S. Naval Medical Research Unit–No. 3 (NAMRU-3) Ghana Detachment, Accra, Ghana

Seth Attoh

Roles Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Pathology Division-Laboratory, 37 Military Hospital, Accra, Ghana

Raymond D. Fatchu

Roles Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Pathology Division-Laboratory, 37 Military Hospital, Accra, Ghana

Edward Owusu Nyarko

Roles Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Public Health Division, 37 Military Hospital, Accra, Ghana

Anne Fox

Roles Writing – review & editing

Affiliation U.S. Naval Medical Research Unit–No. 3 (NAMRU-3) Ghana Detachment, Accra, Ghana

Chaselynn M. Watters

Roles Writing – review & editing

Affiliation U.S. Naval Medical Research Unit–No. 3 (NAMRU-3) Ghana Detachment, Accra, Ghana

Terrel Sanders

Roles Writing – review & editing

Affiliation U.S. Naval Medical Research Unit–No. 3 (NAMRU-3) Ghana Detachment, Accra, Ghana

Andrew G. Letizia

Roles Writing – review & editing

Affiliation U.S. Naval Medical Research Center (NMRC) Infectious Diseases Directorate, Silver Spring, Maryland, United States of America

William Kwabena Ampofo

Roles Conceptualization

Affiliation Virology Department, Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research, University of Ghana, Accra, Ghana

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.