Cartagenova, Andrés
Zapata-Berrones, Karina
Boboy, Janeth
Cuero, Wilson
Neafsey, Daniel E.
Early, Angela M.
Sáenz, Fabián E.
Funding for this research was provided by:
National Institutes of Health (U19AI110818)
National Institutes of Health (R01AI176569)
National Institutes of Health (R01AI176569)
Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador
Article History
Received: 21 October 2025
Accepted: 1 January 2026
First Online: 31 January 2026
Declarations
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: The study was approved by the Research Ethics Committee on Human Beings of Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador (approvals #: CEISH-571-2018) and the Ministry of Public Health of Ecuador (approvals #: MSP-DIS-2019-044-O), according to the Declaration of Helsinki.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.