Djuicy, Delia Delia
Bilounga, Chanceline Ndongo
Esso, Linda
Mouiche, Moctar Mohamed Moulioum
Yonga, Martial Gides Wansi
Essima, Gael Dieudonné
Nguidjol, Inès Manda Emah
Anya, Pricilla Josephine Ambany
Dibongue, Elisabeth Betsi Noma
Etoundi, Alain Georges Mballa
Eyangoh, Sara Irène
Kazanji, Mirdad
Njouom, Richard
Funding for this research was provided by:
The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) /Infectious Disease Detection and Surveillance (IDDS) Project (GS00Q14OADU119)
Article History
Received: 6 March 2024
Accepted: 22 August 2024
First Online: 10 September 2024
Declarations
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: Sample collection and laboratory analyses were conducted within the framework of the national surveillance program. Based on the Cameroon surveillance system, written or oral informed consent was obtained from all suspected cases and participating stakeholders after detailed information and explanations of the sampling purpose were provided. Informed consent for children was obtained from their parents or guardians. The study was approved by the National Ethics Committee of Health Sciences Research No 2023/02/1519/CE/CNERSH/SP and the Ministry of Public Health Research Administrative Authorization No D30-692/AAR/MINSANTE/SG/DROS, in Cameroon.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.