About the Authors

Zelalem Tesfaye

Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Bichina Primary Hospital, Amhara Regional State Health Bureau, Bahir Dar, Ethiopia

Adane Derso

Roles Formal analysis, Writing – original draft

Affiliation Department of Medical Parasitology, School of Biomedical and Laboratory Sciences, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Gondar, Gondar, Ethiopia

Ayalew Jejaw Zeleke

Roles Formal analysis, Writing – original draft

Affiliation Department of Medical Parasitology, School of Biomedical and Laboratory Sciences, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Gondar, Gondar, Ethiopia

Ayenew Addisu

Roles Formal analysis, Writing – original draft

Affiliation Department of Medical Parasitology, School of Biomedical and Laboratory Sciences, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Gondar, Gondar, Ethiopia

Berhanu Woldu

Roles Formal analysis, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Department of Haematology and Immunohaematology, School of Biomedical and Laboratory Sciences, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Gondar, Gondar, Ethiopia

Teshiwal Deress

Roles Conceptualization, Formal analysis, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Department of Quality Assurance and Laboratory Management, School of Biomedical and Laboratory Sciences, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Gondar, Gondar, Ethiopia

Gebeyaw Getnet Mekonnen

Roles Conceptualization, Formal analysis, Writing – original draft

Affiliation Department of Medical Parasitology, School of Biomedical and Laboratory Sciences, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Gondar, Gondar, Ethiopia

Yalewayker Tegegne

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

tyalewayker@yhaoo.com

Affiliation Department of Medical Parasitology, School of Biomedical and Laboratory Sciences, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Gondar, Gondar, Ethiopia

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.