About the Authors

Ketema Deribew

Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation

ketemader@gmail.com

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

Delenasaw Yewhalaw

Roles Supervision, Writing – review & editing

Affiliations School of Medical Laboratory Sciences, Jimma University, Jimma, Ethiopia, Tropical and Infectious Diseases Research Center, Jimma University, Jimma, Ethiopia

Berhanu Erko

Roles Conceptualization, Resources, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Aklilu Lemma Institute of Pathobiology, Addis Ababa University, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Zeleke Mekonnen

Roles Data curation, Funding acquisition, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

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

Competing Interests

The authors declare that they have no competing interests