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Article History

Received: 28 August 2025

Accepted: 23 June 2026

First Online: 3 August 2026

Declarations

Ethics approval and consent to participate: This manuscript documents activities that happened during a public health emergency in response to an outbreak of Acute Febrile Illness in Kargi Ward, Marsabit County by the Kenya Ministry of Health. Marsabit County Health Department and the Ministry of Health, Kenya under the State Department of Public Health and Professional Standard approved the investigation protocol and deployed its staff for the exercise since this was an emergency public health response. No additional ethical committee or IRB reviewed and approval was sought since this was in response to a public health emergency. This manuscript documents activities that happened during a public health emergency in response to an outbreak of Acute Febrile Illness in Kargi Ward, Marsabit County by the Kenya Ministry of Health. Marsabit County Health Department and the Ministry of Health, Kenya under the State Department of Public Health and Professional Standards approved the investigation protocol and deployed its staff for the exercise since this was an emergency public health response. No additional institutional ethical committee or IRB review and approval was sought since this was an emergency public health response. Nevertheless, all activities and investigator conduct were performed in strict accordance with the ethical principles outlined in the Declaration of Helsinki and the CIOMS International Ethical Guidelines for epidemiological investigations. However, all study participants above 18 years gave a written informed consent before participation, specimen collection and laboratory analysis. Consent was also sought from parent or guardian of all participants less than 18 years. Assent was also given by participants who were below 18 years of age. Additionally, personal identifiers (name, identification number and in-patient number) were removed from the participants’ data to maintain anonymity. The public health response activity was approved and also supported by the Marsabit County Department of Health. The data were then stored in a computer which could only be accessed by authorized persons through a password to avoid a breach in confidentiality. The study participants benefited from AFI testing, optimal patient management as well as referral for treatment where appropriate.

Consent for publication: Not applicable.

What this study adds: This study documents the presence of P. vivax and Chikungunya Virus transmission in Marsabit County, Kenya.

Competing interests: The authors declare no competing interests.