Martin, James A.
Hendershot, Allison L.
Saá Portilla, Iván Alejandro
English, Daniel J.
Woodruff, Madeline
Vera-Arias, Claudia A.
Salazar-Costa, Bibiana E.
Bustillos, Juan José
Saénz, Fabián E.
Ocaña-Mayorga, Sofía http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3861-9784
Koepfli, Cristian
Lobo, Neil F.
Funding for this research was provided by:
Eck Institute for Global Health, University of Notre Dame
Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador (QINV0084, QINV0076)
Article History
Received: 22 June 2020
Accepted: 23 September 2020
First Online: 2 October 2020
Ethics approval and consent to participate
: Consent was sought from the local health administration and informed consent was obtained from head of households where mosquitoes were collected. Community inhabitants that participated in mosquito collections were informed on activities, risks and benefits, the voluntary nature of participation, and the freedom to stop participating in the study at any time without the need of explanations. All participants had a warranty of health attention and free rapid test for malaria and treatment, if needed, at the Health Center of the Ministry of Health of Ecuador. The study obtained ethical clearance from the Institutional Review Boards of the University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Indiana, USA, Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador (2019-83-EO, O13087-QINV0084), and the Ministry of Health of Ecuador (MSP-DIS-2019-0041-O) Quito, Ecuador. No adverse events were reported during this study.
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: The authors declare that they have no competing interests.