About the Authors

Sally Wambui Kamau

Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Validation, Visualization, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

snjeru@kemri.go.ke, salliekamau@gmail.com

Affiliations Department of Biochemistry, Microbiology and Biotechnology, Kenyatta University, Nairobi, Kenya, Centre for Traditional Medicine and Drug Research (CTMDR), Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI), Nairobi, Kenya

Mercy Jepkorir

Roles Investigation, Methodology, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Centre for Traditional Medicine and Drug Research (CTMDR), Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI), Nairobi, Kenya

Gilbert Kipkoech

Roles Investigation, Methodology, Writing – review & editing

Affiliations Department of Biochemistry, Microbiology and Biotechnology, Kenyatta University, Nairobi, Kenya, Centre for Traditional Medicine and Drug Research (CTMDR), Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI), Nairobi, Kenya

Inyani John Lino Lagu

Roles Investigation, Methodology, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Pan African Union Institute for Basic Science and Technology (PAUSTI), Nairobi, Kenya

Wesley Kanda

Roles Investigation, Methodology, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Centre for Traditional Medicine and Drug Research (CTMDR), Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI), Nairobi, Kenya

Susan Kibunja

Roles Investigation, Methodology, Writing – review & editing

Affiliations Department of Biochemistry, Microbiology and Biotechnology, Kenyatta University, Nairobi, Kenya, Centre for Traditional Medicine and Drug Research (CTMDR), Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI), Nairobi, Kenya

Rakita Letoluo

Roles Investigation, Methodology, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Centre for Traditional Medicine and Drug Research (CTMDR), Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI), Nairobi, Kenya

Shadrack Barmasai

Roles Investigation, Methodology, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Centre for Virus Research (CVR), Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI), Nairobi, Kenya

Alice Wanyoko

Roles Investigation, Methodology, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Centre for Traditional Medicine and Drug Research (CTMDR), Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI), Nairobi, Kenya

Vincent Ruttoh

Roles Investigation, Methodology, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Centre for Virus Research (CVR), Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI), Nairobi, Kenya

James Kuria

Roles Investigation, Methodology, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Centre for Traditional Medicine and Drug Research (CTMDR), Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI), Nairobi, Kenya

Peter Githaiga Mwitari

Roles Investigation, Methodology, Project administration, Resources, Supervision, Validation, Visualization, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Centre for Traditional Medicine and Drug Research (CTMDR), Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI), Nairobi, Kenya

Mathew Piero Ngugi

Roles Project administration, Supervision, Validation, Visualization, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Department of Biochemistry, Microbiology and Biotechnology, Kenyatta University, Nairobi, Kenya

Sospeter Ngoci Njeru

Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Funding acquisition, Investigation, Methodology, Project administration, Resources, Supervision, Validation, Visualization, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

snjeru@kemri.go.ke, salliekamau@gmail.com

Affiliations Centre for Traditional Medicine and Drug Research (CTMDR), Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI), Nairobi, Kenya, Centre for Community Driven Research (CCDR), Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI), Kirinyaga, Kenya

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.