Kirikae, Maiko
Takei, Satomi
Uehara, Yuki
Oshiro, Satoshi
Hom, Nang Sarm
Hosoya, Shino
Soe, Pan Ei
Htoon, Thi Thi
Setk, Swe
Tin, Htay Htay
Kirikae, Teruo
Tada, Tatsuya
Funding for this research was provided by:
Japan Agency for Medical Research and Development (25jm0110026h0004)
Science and Technology Research Partnership for Sustainable Development
Article History
Received: 19 August 2025
Accepted: 26 December 2025
First Online: 7 February 2026
Declarations
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: The study protocol was approved by: Ministry of Health and Sports, Republic of the Union of Myanmar (letter no. Ethical Committee 2016); the ethics committee of Juntendo University (number 809); and Biosafety Committee, Juntendo University (approval nos. BSL2/29 − 1). This study was conducted in accordance with the principles of the Declaration of Helsinki. Written informed consent was obtained from the study participants. This study did not involve human participants, human data, or human tissue.
: All authors have read and approved the final manuscript and consent to its publication.
: The authors declare no competing interests.