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Authors
Soumaoro, Lamine
Dolo, Housseini
Coulibaly, Yaya Ibrahim
Coulibaly, Siaka Yamoussa
Doumbia, Salif Seriba
Sangaré, Moussa
Diallo, Abdallah Amadou
Diabaté, Abdoul Fatah
Coulibaly, Michel Emmanuel
Dolo, Ibrahima
Dembélé, Massitan
Yaro, Alpha Seydou
Nutman, Thomas
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Article History
Received: 23 December 2024
Accepted: 3 March 2025
First Online: 25 March 2025
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: The Ethics Committee (EC) of the University of Sciences, Techniques and Technologies of Bamako approved the protocol under the number 2022/ 294/EC/USTTB.In this study, oral informed consent was administered. All people included in this study were informed verbally and clearly of the blood sampling, the risks and the benefits of the study. Only participants who voluntarily agreed to be sampled took part in the study, and no external pressure was exerted on volunteers. For all three mosquito collection methods, the team obtained verbal consent from villagers working as vector collectors with the research team, as well as from the owners of the rooms visited for mosquito collection. All participants were free to discontinue their participation at any time. In compliance with the Helsinki declaration, our protocol was submitted to and approved by an ethics committee.
: During the initial study visits, details of the study’s objectives and implementation phases were clearly explained to the various village chiefs in a series of meetings, so that they would be informed and engaged as beneficiaries of the results, which would help the national program to improve the quality of lymphatic filariasis surveillance to rapidly detect any re-emergence of the disease in their areas bordering the country. Their verbal consent was obtained for:- The sharing of reports with the head of the national lymphatic filariasis elimination program and the chief medical officer of the two health districts, as well as with the health managers of the health centers in the study area.- Publication of the final report and articles with all stakeholders (from national to very peripheral levels, using appropriate media).- Presentations of results at national and international conferences and relevant meetings to share results widely for better use and impact.
: The authors declare no competing interests.
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