Daniels, Rachel F. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9712-4581
Chenet, Stella
Rogier, Eric
Lucchi, Naomi
Herman, Camelia
Pierre, Baby
Lemoine, Jean Frantz
Boncy, Jacques
Wirth, Dyann F.
Chang, Michelle A.
Udhayakumar, Venkatachalam
Volkman, Sarah K.
Funding for this research was provided by:
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (INV-008799)
Article History
Received: 25 June 2020
Accepted: 3 October 2020
First Online: 23 October 2020
Ethics approval and consent to participate:
: Adult participants provided verbal consent, consent for children (< 18 years) was provided by a parent or guardian, and children above 6 years gave written assent to participate. Individuals aged 16 or 17 years who were married, head of household, or a parent were considered ‘mature minors’ and consented directly.The protocol for molecular surveillance was approved by the Haitian Ministry of Public Health and Population Bioethics Committee as a non-research programmatic activity. This protocol was also reviewed by Center for Global Health of U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and approved as a non-research surveillance activity.
: The authors declare no competing interests.