Núñez, Andrés
Ntumngia, Francis B.
Guerra, Yasel
Adams, John H.
Sáenz, Fabián E.
Funding for this research was provided by:
Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador (M131416 and N131416, M131416 and N131416)
The World Academy of Sciences (16-158 RG/BIO/LD)
Article History
Received: 25 January 2023
Accepted: 4 July 2023
First Online: 3 August 2023
Declarations
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: The study protocol was approved by the Ethical Review Committee of Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador Approval number (#CBE-016-2013). Written informed consent (IC) was provided by study participants and/or their legal guardians for sample collection.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.