Comparative evaluation of saliva and nasopharyngeal swab for SARS-CoV-2 detection using RT-qPCR among COVID-19 suspected patients at Jigjiga, Eastern Ethiopia

• Bawlah Tahir,

  Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Project administration, Software, Writing – original draft

  Affiliation Department of Medical Laboratory Sciences, Jigjiga University, Jigjiga, Ethiopia

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• Fitsum Weldegebreal,

  Roles Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Project administration, Supervision, Validation, Visualization, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation School of Medical Laboratory Sciences, College of Health and Medical Sciences, Haramaya University, Harar, Ethiopia

  https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7867-1483

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• Firayad Ayele ,

  Roles Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Project administration, Supervision, Validation, Visualization, Writing – review & editing

  * E-mail: firayadayele@gmail.com

  Affiliation School of Medical Laboratory Sciences, College of Health and Medical Sciences, Haramaya University, Harar, Ethiopia

  https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3372-3227

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• Desalegn Admassu Ayana

  Roles Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Project administration, Supervision, Validation, Visualization, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation School of Medical Laboratory Sciences, College of Health and Medical Sciences, Haramaya University, Harar, Ethiopia

  https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1544-7492

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