Alemán, Gerald Vásquez
Cerpas, Cristhiam
Juarez, Jose G.
Moreira, Hanny
Arguello, Sonia
Coloma, Josefina
Harris, Eva
Gordon, Aubree
Bennett, Shannon N.
Balmaseda, Ángel
Funding for this research was provided by:
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases,United States (U01AI151788, U01AI151788)
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (U01AI153416, U01AI153416, R01AI120997)
Article History
Received: 29 May 2024
Accepted: 19 December 2024
First Online: 9 February 2025
Declarations
:
: The authors declare no competing interests.
: Protocols for the collection and testing of samples were reviewed and approved by the Institutional Review Boards (IRB) of the Nicaraguan Ministry of Health(HICS: CIRE-06/07/10–024.ver19. and HICS: CIRE-05/04/17–080.ver9), and the University of Michigan (NPICS: HUM00178355 and HICS: HUM00088895). Informed consent was obtained from all participants, parents, or legal guardians before enrollment; assent was obtained from children 6 years and older. All samples from the national surveillance system were de-identified and provided with only information at the health center level.