Author contributions
Norman Leo Mukarati was the main researcher who
conceived the ideas and designed the methodology as well as carrying out
the field work and partly the laboratory work;
Okechukwu C. Ndumnego, Solomon Jauro and
Henriette van Heerden designed, carried out the
serological testing of the samples for B. anthracis PA antigen
antibodies by ELISA –PA assay and revised final manuscript.
Sunday O. Ochai and Henriette van Heerdendesigned, carried out the toxin neutralization (TNA) test for validation
of ELISA-PA assay for detection of antibodies to B. anthracis in
lion sera, and also revised final manuscript.
Andrew Loveridge and Tapiwa G. Hanyire
collected the blood samples from lions used in this study.
Davies M. Pfukenyi and Gift Matope
carried out data analysis and redrafting of the manuscript especially
epidemiological aspects.
Alexandre Caron and Michel de
Garine-Wichatitsky –critiqued the manuscript and contributed to its
redrafting.