Okwasiimire, Rodney
Kugonza, Donald R.
Gao, Junxin
Weldenegodguad, Melak
Makgahlela, Mahlako L.
Ghanem, Nasser
Ginja, Catarina
Crooijmans, Richard P. M. A.
Kantanen, Juha
Uimari, Pekka
Pokharel, Kisun
Funding for this research was provided by:
University of Helsinki
Article History
Received: 3 October 2025
Accepted: 1 January 2026
First Online: 28 January 2026
Declarations
:
: The authors declare no competing interests.
: The study samples were collected following approval from the Makerere University School of Biosecurity, Biotechnical and Laboratory Sciences (SBLS) Higher Degrees Research and Ethics Committee (Reference number: SBLS/HDRC/20/001).