Baina, Marcel Tapsou
Mouanga, Alain Maxime
Vouvoungui, Christevy
Diafouka-Kietela, Steve
Ngambou Nguissaliki, Marliti
Diallo, Nafissatou
Ntoumi, Francine
Funding for this research was provided by:
Universitätsklinikum Tübingen
Article History
Received: 2 March 2026
Accepted: 23 July 2026
First Online: 11 August 2026
Declarations
Ethics approval and consent to participate: This study was conducted in accordance with the relevant institutional and national guidelines and regulations, and with the 1964 Declaration of Helsinki and its later amendments. The study received ethical approval from the institutional ethics committee of the Fondation Congolaise pour la Recherche Médicale (Approval No. 057/CEI/FCRM/2024) and administrative authorization from the Ministry of Public Health (Ref. 0752/MSP/CAB.24). Written informed consent was obtained from all participants prior to inclusion in the study.
Consent for publication: Not applicable.
Competing interests.: The authors declare no competing interests.