About the Authors

Cynthia Mubanga

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

Cynthia.Mubanga@cidrz.org

Affiliations Basic science and immunology Department, Centre for Infectious Disease Research in Zambia, Lusaka, Zambia, Division of Medical Microbiology & Immunology, Department of Pathology, Stellenbosch University & National Health Laboratory Service, Tygerberg Hospital Francie van Zijl Drive, Tygerberg, Cape Town, South Africa

Mutale Mubanga

Roles Data curation, Visualization, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Laboratory Servies Department, Centre for Infectious Disease Research in Zambia, Lusaka, Zambia

Obvious Nchimunya Chilyabanyama

Roles Formal analysis, Validation, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Research Department, Maryland Global Initiatives Corporation (MGIC), Kabulonga, Lusaka, Zambia

Masauso Phiri

Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Department of Pathology and Microbiology, University of Zambia, School of Medicine, Lusaka, Zambia

Caroline C. Chisenga

Roles Conceptualization, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Basic science and immunology Department, Centre for Infectious Disease Research in Zambia, Lusaka, Zambia

Richard H. Glashoff

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

Affiliation Division of Medical Microbiology & Immunology, Department of Pathology, Stellenbosch University & National Health Laboratory Service, Tygerberg Hospital Francie van Zijl Drive, Tygerberg, Cape Town, South Africa

Roma Chilengi

Roles Conceptualization, Resources, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Zambia National Public Health Institute, Corner of Chaholi & Addis Ababa Roads,

Competing Interests

The authors declare that they have no competing interests.