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Authors
Chong, Diane Woei-Quan
Jayaraj, Vivek Jason
Ng, Chiu-Wan
Sam, I-Ching
Said, Mas Ayu
Ahmad Zaki, Rafdzah
Hairi, Noran Naqiah
Nik Farid, Nik Daliana
Hoe, Victor Chee-Wai
Isahak, Marzuki
Ponnampalavanar, Sasheela
Syed Omar, Sharifah Faridah
Kamaruzzaman, Shahrul Bahyah
Ong, Hang-Cheng
Hasmukharay, Kejal
Hasnan, Nazirah
Kamarulzaman, Adeeba
Chan, Yoke Fun
Chong, Yoong Min
Rampal, Sanjay
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Funding
Funding for this research was provided by:
Defense Threat Reduction Agency (HDTRA1-17-1-0027, HDTRA1-17-1-0027)
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Article History
Received: 10 May 2021
Accepted: 19 November 2021
First Online: 9 December 2021
Declarations
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: The study was conducted according to the guidelines of the Declaration of Helsinki. The study was reviewed and approved by the UMMC Medical Research Ethics Committee (MREC ID Nos. 202032-8337 and 2020523-8671). The study utilized routinely reported information from the hospital Disease Response and Preparedness Centre. In addition, the Department of Public Health and Department of Infection Control, University Malaya Medical Centre conducted the outbreak investigation and compiled the individual’s information in their database, which was then provided to the research team after administrative approval. The research team did not have any direct contact with the patients, and therefore, consent was not required from the patients. All information on risk assessment and daily symptom surveillance were included in the Hospital Information System to ensure data security. Data were de-identified to protect the privacy of the individuals included in the analysis.
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: The authors declared no conflicts of interest with respect to the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article.
